(237845) Neris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2002 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Neris, also known as Vilija, is the second longest river in Lithuania. It rises in Belarus and flows through Vilnius before becoming a tributary of the Nemunas river at Kaunas. The river is 510 km long.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neris is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 237845 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 FJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 2002
- (73059) Kaunas
- (95593) Azusienis
- (135561) Tautvaisiene
- (151430) Nemunas
- (169568) Baranauskas
- (252794) Maironis
- (286693) Kodaitis