(92389) Gretskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 2000 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Andrej M. Gretskij (b. 1945) is an associate professor at Kharkiv Karazin National University. He has been a pioneer in the study of the brightness-phase curve of Saturn's rings and is author of many astronomical textbooks. His lectures have had a big impact among students of astronomy in Ukraine.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gretskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gretskij is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 92389 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.30 km (#17,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 8.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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