(185150) Panevezys

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Asteroid
(185150) Panevezys
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5798  AU
eccentricity 0.1485
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1967 AU - 2.9630 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.4308 °
Length of the ascending node 233.4582 °
Argument of the periapsis 176.4005 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 24, 2015
Sidereal period 4.14 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 17.5 likes
history
Explorer Kazimieras Černis
Date of discovery September 23, 2006
Another name 2006 SP 161 , 2004 FB 74
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(185150) Panevezys is an asteroid of the main middle belt , which was discovered by the Lithuanian astronomer Kazimieras Černis on September 23, 2006 at the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory in Molėtai , northeastern Lithuania, in the Utena district ( IAU code 152). The asteroid had already been sighted on March 17 and 23, 2004 under the provisional designation 2004 FB 74 at the Steward Observatory's remote station on Kitt Peak .

The asteroid was named after the Lithuanian city of Panevėžys on May 27, 2010 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. (185150) Panevezys at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)