(159181) Berdychiv Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 2005 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Berdychiv is the second most populous city in the Zhytomyr region in the northwest of Ukraine. First mentioned in 1320, the city is full of historical places. Among these are the fortified Carmelite monastery of 1627 and St. Barbara's Roman Catholic Church, where Honoré de Balzac married Eveline Hanska.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berdychiv is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berdychiv is 3.53 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 159181 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 US12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 4.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.