(4682) Bykov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1973 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Bykov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bykov is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4682 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SO4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.93 km (#12,906 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.841 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 September 1973
- (2008) Konstitutsiya
- (2129) Cosicosi
- (2186) Keldysh
- (2205) Glinka
- (3127) Bagration
- (4304) Geichenko
- (6619) Kolya
- (9514) Deineka
- (24604) Vasilermakov
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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