(169568) Baranauskas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2002 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902) was a Roman Catholic bishop, mathematician and poet who wrote one of the greatest works in Lithuanian literature, Anykščių šilelis (The Forest of Anykščiai). He also wrote poetry in Polish.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baranauskas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baranauskas is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 169568 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 FN6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.95 km (#12,873 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Antanas
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