(450737) Sarbievius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 2007 by K. Äernis at Moletai.
Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius (in Polish, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski; 1595–1640), was a Polish-Lithuanian Jesuit. He was a poet and is considered Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century. Sarbievius was a professor of rhetoric, philosophy and theology at Vilnius University in Lithuania and in 1635 was made preacher to King Władysław IV Wasa.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 35), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarbievius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarbievius is 3.84 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 450737 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GD52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 23.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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