(678800) Juska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 2017 by I. Eglitis K. Äernis at Baldone.
Antanas Juška (1902–1985) was a Lithuanian astronomer and science popularizer. Between 1929 and 1944 he was a lecturer at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, becoming an associate professor in 1941. He taught at Vilnius Pedagogical Institute from 1958 to 1984. He wrote ten popular books and published nearly 200 papers on astronomy, as well as textbooks.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #18, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juska is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 678800 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 WW49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.293 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.819 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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