(368719) Asparuh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 2005 by F. Fratev at Plana.
Asparuh (640-701) is the founder of the Bulgarian country, in the second half of the 7th century, and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asparuh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asparuh is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 368719 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UT12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.96 km (#17,074 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.275 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.