(221073) Ovruch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 2005 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

The ancient city of Ovruch, located in northern Ukraine, is noted for its unique cathedral of Saint Vasiliy, built in 1190 by prince Volodymyr of Kiev Russia. The cathedral was restored in 1911 by architect Aleksey Shchusev and artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ovruch is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ovruch is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number221073
Provisional designation2005 SE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.55
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination5.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

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