(319601) Silute Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2006 by J. ZdanaviÄius K. Äernis at Moletai.
Šilutė is a city of 16 000 inhabitants in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. It is situated near Curonian Lagoon. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. The city was a gathering place for peasants from nearby Samogitia and Prussian fishermen, and a fish market was opened in Šilutė in 1511.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Silute is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silute is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 319601 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SP197 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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