(400072) Radviliskis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2006 by J. ZdanaviÄius K. Äernis at Moletai.
Radviliškis is a city with 15 000 inhabitants in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. First mentioned in 1567, the town's growth began when the Radviliškis-Daugavpils Railway line was built in 1873. Railwaymen constituted the majority of the residents. Radviliškis has been the administrative center of the district since 1950, and is an important railway junction.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Radviliskis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radviliskis is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 400072 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SQ197 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 3.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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