(212606) Janulis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2006 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Rimvydas Janulis (b. 1953), Lithuanian astronomer, is a senior researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy of Vilnius University. He is an expert in Galactic structure, asteroseismology of white dwarfs and photometric instrumentation. He is the author of more than 60 scientific papers.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janulis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janulis is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212606 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SF285 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,766 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 0.883° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.