(23436) Alekfursenko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Fursenko (b. 1927) is an outstanding historian and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of fundamental works in the fields of U.S. history, international relations and the external economic policy of Russia.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alekfursenko is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alekfursenko is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	23436
Provisional designation	1982 UF8
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.43 km (#6,197 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0820
Rotation period	3.63 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.94
Orbital period	5.63 years
Semi-major axis	3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.57 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity	0.189
Inclination	3.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.58 au

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

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