(8477) Andrejkiselev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1986 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Andrej Petrovich Kiselev (1852-1940) was a Russian teacher of mathematics. For more than 50 years, pupils in Russian secondary school learned from his textbooks. His algebra textbook was reprinted 42 times and his geometry textbook 24 times, most recently in 1980.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrejkiselev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrejkiselev is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8477 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RF7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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