(248993) Jonava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 2007 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Jonava is a city in central Lithuania (with 35 000 inhabitants), 30 km north east of Kaunas. The name of the town was first recorded in 1740, and Jonava obtained its Magdeburg rights in 1864.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonava is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248993 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GM28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.51 km (#16,240 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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