(180141) Sperauskas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 2003 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Julius Sperauskas (b. 1950), President of Lithuanian Astronomical Union (2003-2007), is Senior Researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University. He is an expert in stellar photometry, metal deficiency and binary stars, and has constructed Coravel-type radial velocity spectrometer and several astrophotometers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sperauskas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sperauskas is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 180141 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FA123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0383 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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