(11786) Bakhchivandji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Grigorij Yakovlevich Bakhchivandji (1909-1943) was a Soviet test pilot and pioneer in rocket flights who in 1942 piloted the first flight on the rocket-propelled experimental aircraft BI-1 of Bolkhovitinov and Isaev. He perished while piloting this aircraft's second flight.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bakhchivandji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bakhchivandji is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11786 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 7.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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