10258 Sárneczky, provisional designation , is a background
asteroid
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from the outer regions of the
asteroid belt
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, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 January 1940, by Hungarian astronomer
György Kulin
György Kulin (28 January 1905 – 22 April 1989) was a Hungarian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He was born in Nagyszalonta and died in Budapest.
He discovered 21 asteroids and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple ...
at the
Konkoly Observatory
Konkoly Observatory (; obs. code: 053) is an astronomical observatory located in Budapest, Hungary is part of the Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences () and belongs to thHUN-REN Magyar Kutatási Hálózat Konkoly Observato ...
, near Budapest. The asteroid was named after Hungarian astronomer
Krisztián Sárneczky
Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian teacher of geography and prolific discoverer of minor planets and supernovae, researching at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member ...
.
Orbit and classification
''Sárneczky'' is non-
family
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