(487884) Saoras Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2009 by B. Satovski T. V. Kryachko at Zelenchukskaya.
The Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is located at Nizhnij Arkhyz. It has the 6-m Bolshoi Teleskop Alt-azimutalnyi (BTA) reflector and a radio telescope with a 600-meter ring antenna. From 1976 to 1992, the BTA was the world’s largest telescope. It is used to study galaxies, stars, and the interstellar medium.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saoras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saoras is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 487884 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 TS142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0473 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.