(289020) Ukmerge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 2004 by K. Cernis at Moletai.
Ukmergė is a city with 22 000 inhabitants in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located 78 km north-west of Vilnius. Ukmergė was first mentioned in 1225. The city is located near the confluence of the Vilkmergė River and the Šventoji River, and it obtained its Magdeburg city rights in 1486.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ukmerge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ukmerge is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 289020 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TG115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,573 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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