(6074) Bechtereva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Natalia Petrovna Bechtereva (b. 1924), outstanding neurophysiologist, director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine in St. Petersburg for many years and founder of the Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Bechtereva laid the foundation for basic research into the physiology of healthy and diseased human brains. She discovered the cerebral mechanisms that optimize cognitive processes---the error detector. The theory of the brain's stable pathological state as the adaptation background for many chronic diseases was developed by Bechtereva, opening up new opportunities for their treatment. Name suggested by the Institute of the Human Brain and the Institute of Applied Astronomy.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bechtereva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bechtereva is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6074 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 QE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.90 km (#9,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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