(14335) Alexosipov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1981 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Alexandr Kuzmich Osipov (1920-2004) was an astronomer at the Astronomical Observatory of Kyiv National University. He was a talented teacher of many generations of students. His interests were wide-ranging, from observations of artificial satellites to studies of the motion and the figure of the moon, planets and comets.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexosipov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexosipov is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14335 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,329 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 7.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.758 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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