(269252) Bogdanstupka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Bogdan Stupka (1941-2012) was an Ukrainian actor and received many international awards. His name entered the dictionary of the American Academy of the best actors and directors of the twentieth century.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bogdanstupka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogdanstupka is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269252 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QA29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.16 km (#8,704 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 26.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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