(157534) Siauliai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 2005 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
One of the largest towns in Lithuania (with 130 000 inhabitants), Šiauliai is located among the picturesque hillsides of the Žemaitija (Samogitian) hills in the watershed of the rivers Venta, Dubysa, Nevėžis and Mūša. First mentioned in 1236, the town was established in the fifteenth century.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Siauliai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siauliai is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157534 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TZ49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0606 |
| Inclination | 6.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.