(370796) Gasiunas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 2004 by K. Äernis at Moletai.
Darius Gasiūnas (b. 1970) is a Lithuanian amateur astronomer who has been an active comet observer for over thirty years. He built an observatory in Dindos near Ignalina, where he carries out photographic observations of comets. Darius was a director of the Lithuanian Comet Observers Group from 1990 to 2000.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gasiunas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gasiunas is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 370796 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TE115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 8.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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