(202092) Algirdas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2004 by K. Cernis at Moletai.
Algirdas (1296–1377) was monarch of medieval Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his brother Kęstutis he created an empire stretching from the present Baltic states to the Black Sea, and to within fifty miles of Moscow.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Algirdas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Algirdas is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 202092 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TD17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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