(85466) Krastins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Janis Krastins (b. 1943), a Latvian architect, is a prolific and enthusiastic contemporary scholar of Riga's architecture. He has contributed more than 600 papers and several books on the subject. A graduate of Riga's Polytechnic Institute, he has lectured at Harvard University on architectural eclecticism and Art Nouveau.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krastins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krastins is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85466 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JK15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.53 km (#11,572 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0666 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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