(327977) Skarga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 2007 by J. ZdanaviÄius K. Äernis at Moletai.
Piotr Skarga (1536–1612) was a Polish Jesuit preacher, hagiographer and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was a professor at the Kraków Academy and in 1579 he became the first rector of the Vilnius University in Lithuania. Skarga was a prolific writer, and his chief book was titled The Lives of the Saints.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Skarga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skarga is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 327977 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 FO34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0432 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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