(141496) Bartkevicius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2002 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Antanas Bartkevičius (b. 1940) is a leading researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy in Vilnius and professor in astronomy at the Vilnius Pedagogical University. He is best known for his investigation of old stellar populations in the Milky Way galaxy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bartkevicius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bartkevicius is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 141496 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 ED13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Antanas
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