157141 Sopron
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157141 Sopron is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky
and Gyula M. Szabó on August 6, 2004 at Piszkéstető Station
. 157141 Sopron is named after Sopron
, Hungary
, the city where Gyula Szabό was born.
Krisztián Sárneczky
Krisztián Sárneczky is a Hungarian amateur astronomer, asteroid hunter and secretary of the Hungarian Astronomical Association and member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers , leader of the Comet Section of the "HAA", and is a contributor in the editorial work of Hungarian...
and Gyula M. Szabó on August 6, 2004 at Piszkéstető Station
Piszkésteto Station
The Piszkéstető Station or Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an observatory in Mátra Mountains, Hungary, first built in 1958. The station is a station of Konkoly Observatory, Budapest. It has IAU codes 461 and 561...
. 157141 Sopron is named after Sopron
Sopron
In 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, the city where Gyula Szabό was born.