(678676) Liepaja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2017 by I. Eglitis K. Äernis at Baldone.
Liepāja is the third largest city in Latvia, known as the city “where the wind is born”. The city was founded in 1625.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #18, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liepaja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liepaja is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 678676 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 UK101 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0816 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.