(7164) Babadzhanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Pulat Babadzhanov (b. 1930), director of the Institute of Astrophysics, Tajik Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe. Babadzhanov's research includes the photographic investigation of meteors, the physics and dynamics of meteors, the evolution of meteoroid streams and the association of comets and minor planets with meteor showers. He has served as rector of the Tajik State University, vice president of the Tajik Academy of Sciences and as president of IAU Commission 22.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Babadzhanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babadzhanov is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7164 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 ET |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.41 km (#11,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.362 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.