(278609) Avrudenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Anatoliy Viktorovych Rudenko (b. 1955) is a Ukrainian scientist and surgeon. He is a Corresponding Member of National Academy of Science of the Ukraine, and Head of the Department of Surgery for Coronary Heart Disease of the Amosov Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. Name suggested by Y. Yatskiv.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Avrudenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Avrudenko is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278609 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 PP17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.770 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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