(606339) Kierpiec Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2014 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Grzegorz Kierpiec (b. 1980) is a school teacher and Catholic priest. His passion for long-distance cycling inspired other people to join him in the “Spin up Your Faith” bicycle expeditions to many countries in Europe, Africa and Asia in the past 11 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kierpiec is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kierpiec is 1.76 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 606339 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 UY13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 3.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.689 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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