(374131) Vitkauskas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 2004 by K. Äernis at Moletai.
Vladas Vitkauskas (b. 1953) is a Lithuanian mountaineer who in 1993 became the first Lithuanian to climb Mount Everest. Between 1993 and 1996 Vitkauskas also climbed the other Seven Summits. He was the founder and first president of the Lithuanian Mountaineering Association (1996–1999), and is also the founder and chairman of the Everest Foundation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vitkauskas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vitkauskas is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 374131 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TS115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vladas
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