(299897) Skipitis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2006 by K. Äernis at Moletai.
Raimundas Skipitis (b. 1959) is one of the most skilled Lithuanian amateur astronomers. An expert in photometric instrumentations, he built optical telescopes and photoelectric photometers. Also he built an observatory in Glitiškės (35 km to the north of Vilnius), where he carries out astronomical observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Skipitis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skipitis is 3.50 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 299897 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SE369 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| 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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