(560085) Perperikon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2015 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Perperikon is the largest megalithic archaeological complex in the Balkans. The ancient Thracian city Perperikon is located in the East Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perperikon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perperikon is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 560085 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 FV68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 19.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.