(144752) Plunge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 2004 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Plungė is a town in the northwest region of Lithuania with 23 000 inhabitants. First mentioned in 1567 as a town belonging to Zemaitija, or the Samogitian region, it is a native town of Elena Petreikyte-Cerniene, a former teacher of astronomy and the wife of the first discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Plunge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plunge is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 144752 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 HK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.