(68730) Straizys Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2002 by Cernis, K., Zdanavicius, J. at Moletai.
Vytautas Straižys (b. 1936) was head of the Molėtai Observatory and other astronomical institutions in Lithuania. A specialist in stellar photometry and classification, he authored the Vilnius photometric system. He founded the international journal Baltic Astronomy and served as president of IAU Commission 45.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Straizys is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Straizys is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68730 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 EA13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.