(151430) Nemunas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2002 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
The Nemunas is the largest river in Lithuania and one of the major rivers in eastern Europe. It rises in Belarus and flows through Druskininkai, Alytus, Birštonas, Kaunas and other Lithuanian towns before draining into the Curonian Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea 50 km south of Klaipėda. The river is 937 km long.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nemunas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nemunas is 3.37 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 151430 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 FC14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 2002
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- (95593) Azusienis
- (135561) Tautvaisiene
- (169568) Baranauskas
- (237845) Neris
- (252794) Maironis
- (286693) Kodaitis