2242 Balaton
Encyclopedia
2242 Balaton is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 13, 1936 by Kulin, Gy. at Budapest
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The asteroid is named after the Lake Balaton in Hungary
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on October 13, 1936 by Kulin, Gy. at Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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The asteroid is named after the Lake Balaton in Hungary