(11027) Astaf'ev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1986 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Victor Petrovich Astafʹev (1924–2001) was a prominent Russian writer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Astaf'ev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astaf'ev is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11027 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RX5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.78 km (#15,703 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Rotation period | 4.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0931 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.955 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (11445) Fedotov
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