(4521) Akimov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Akimov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akimov is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4521 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 FU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.3 km (#2,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0849 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.