(339855) Kedainiai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 2005 by J. Zdanavicius K. Äernis at Moletai.
Kedainiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located near the geographical center of the Lithuanian Republic about 50 km north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle, its current population is about 24 000.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kedainiai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kedainiai is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 339855 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TC49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.46 km (#17,358 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0790 |
| Inclination | 7.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.