(166229) Palanga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 2002 by K. Cernis at Moletai.
Palanga is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. It is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has beaches of sand and beautiful sand dunes. First mentioned in 1161, the town was established in the sixteenth century and obtained its Magdeburg rights in 1791.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palanga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palanga is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 166229 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 FS16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.