(364566) Yurga Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 10 August 2007 by V. Rumyantsev at Nauchnyj.

Yurga is a town in Kemerovskaya region, in Central Russia, located on the Tom' River, and the birthplace of the discoverer. He dedicates this name to his parents, Nina Pavlovna Rumyantseva (1940–2005) and Vladimir Vasil'evich Rumyantsev (1936–2018).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yurga is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYurgaYurga

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yurga is 1.76 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number364566
Provisional designation2007 PM8
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.4
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.64 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.252
Inclination6.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.638 au

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