(140628) Klaipeda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2001 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
With its 200 000 residents, Klaipėda is the third largest city in Lithuania. At the confluence of the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, Klaipėda was founded in 1252 and had the old German name Memel. The seaport of Klaipėda is the northernmost ice-free port on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klaipeda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klaipeda is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 140628 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UM14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.