(548715) Stus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 2010 by Y. Ivashchenko at Andrushivka.
Vasyl’ Semenovych Stus (1938–1985) was a Ukrainian poet, prose writer and literary critic. He is known for his translations into Ukrainian of works by Goethe and Rilke, Kipling, Ungaretti, Lorca, Guy de Maupassant, and others. As a philosopher, Stus was a supporter of the ideas of existentialism, and the problems of human freedom and responsibility.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stus is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 548715 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 UC106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.298 |
| Inclination | 20.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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