(10673) Berezhnoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Alexey A. Berezhnoy (b. 1972) is a Russian chemist and astronomer at Moscow State University studying chemical processes during the interaction of meteoroids with planetary atmospheres and surfaces, including the lunar exosphere.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berezhnoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berezhnoy is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10673 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VU5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,181 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Rotation period | 5.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0391 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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