(32768) Alexandripatov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1983 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Alexandr Vasil’evich Ipatov (b. 1945) is the director of the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is an expert in radio physics and radio astronomy, one of the creators of the radio interferometric network Quasar-KVO, and the author of more than 300 publications.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexandripatov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexandripatov is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32768 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RZ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.06 km (#16,977 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.682 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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