(177982) Popilnia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2006 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
The district of Popilnia was the motherland of Maxym Tadeyovych Rylskyj (1895-1964), famous Ukrainian poet.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Popilnia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Popilnia is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 177982 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QE34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.