(15676) Almoisheev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Alexandr Alexandrovich Moisheev (b. 1943) was a designer of the space observatory ASTRON that successfully operated during 1983-1989. As deputy designer general of the Lavochkin Association he significantly contributed to the implementation of a series of Soviet and Russian space missions to Mars and Venus.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Almoisheev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Almoisheev is 4.17 au from the Sun and 5.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15676 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TQ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 4.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.333 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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