(9017) Babadzhanyan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1986 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Arno Arutyunovich Babadzhanyan (1921-1983) was an outstanding Soviet composer and brilliant pianist. He created romantic Heroic Ballade for piano accompanied by orchestra, a piano trio, violin and cello concerti and other chamber music. He also wrote many popular songs and music for plays and films.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Babadzhanyan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babadzhanyan is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9017 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TW9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.53 km (#11,561 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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