(321045) Kretinga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2008 by E. Cernis K. Äernis at Moletai.
Kretinga is a town in the northwest region of Lithuania with 21 000 inhabitants. First mentioned in 1253, the town is located 12 km east of the popular Baltic Sea resort town of Palanga, and about 25 km north of Lithuania's principal seaport, Klaipėda.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kretinga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kretinga is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321045 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QY32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.950 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.