(322539) Telsiai Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 2006 by CSS at Catalina.

Telšiai is a city in Lithuania with about 21 000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and the Samogitia region, and it is located on the shores of Lake Mastis. Telšiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania, dating earlier than the 14th century. At the end of the 17th century the city became the center of culture and politics of Samogitia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Telsiai is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Telsiai is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number322539
Provisional designation2011 YS27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.37
Orbital period4.38 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.159
Inclination3.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 17 October 2006

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