(4109) Anokhin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 July 1969 by B. A. Burnasheva at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Sergej Nikolaevich Anokhin (1910-1986), test pilot and sportsman. During one of his test flights he lost an eye, but he later reverted to test work. During the last years of his life he was a trainer of the Soviet cosmonauts.Naming citation (19961026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anokhin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anokhin is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4109 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 OW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,090 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 1.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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