(23411) Bayanova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Alla Nikolaevna Bayanova (Levitskaya) (1914-2011) is a Romanian, Soviet and Russian singer, performer of Russian songs and romances, author of music for many romances. She received the titles of Honored Artist of Russia (1993) and People's Artist of Russia (1999).Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bayanova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bayanova is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23411
Provisional designation1978 ST7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.56 km (#13,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.350
Absolute magnitude (H)14.22
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination5.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alla

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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