(567580) Latuni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 2017 by I. Eglitis K. Černis at Baldone.

For more than 100 years, the University of Latvia has been the most popular university in Latvia. Dozens of astronomers and tens of thousands of young people in other fields are grateful to the university for the knowledge.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Latuni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Latuni is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number567580
Provisional designation2002 AN214
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.57
Orbital period5.58 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.07 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.0258
Inclination9.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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