(353577) Gediminas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2008 by Cernis, K., Eglitis, I. at Baldone.
Gediminas (1275-1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 until his death. He is regarded as the strongest contemporary ruler in eastern Europe and a founder of Vilnius, the modern capital of Lithuania. Gediminas started the Gediminian dynasty, which ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1572.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gediminas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gediminas is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 353577 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 SW259 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0636 |
| Inclination | 1.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.