(8321) Akim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Efraim Lazarevich Akim (b. 1929), deputy director at the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, is an outstanding scientist in applied celestial mechanics to the moon and planets and the determination of parameters of the solar system.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akim is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8321 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.145 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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