(274084) Baldone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2008 by Cernis, K., Eglitis, I. at Baldone.
With its 2350 inhabitants, Baldone is situated 37 km to the southwest of Riga and is famous for its healing sulfur spring. The earliest written mention of Baldone was in 1450. Since 1957 the Astrophysical Observatory has operated some 5 km from the town.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baldone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baldone is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 274084 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AU101 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 3.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.