(14318) Buzinov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Victor Mikhajlovich Buzinov (1934-2006) was a St. Petersburg journalist. About three thousand of his Radio walks through the city won the recognition of citizens and promoted their civic consciousness. He wrote several books on the history of St. Petersburg that were awarded prestigious prizes.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Buzinov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buzinov is 1.86 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14318 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,135 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.714 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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