(7468) Anfimov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1990 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Nikolaj Apollonovich Anfimov (b. 1935), co-chairman of the Russian-American cosmic committee, is a well-known scientist in space technology and the theory of heat-mass exchange. He received an award from NASA and is an officer of the Légion d´honneur.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anfimov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anfimov is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7468 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UP11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.97 km (#5,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 6.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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