(8608) Chelomey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vladimir Nikolaevich Chelomey (1914-1984), an outstanding designer of space technology, created space systems for Salyut manned stations and various other applications.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chelomey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chelomey is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8608 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.30 km (#10,039 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.976 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6774) Vladheinrich
- (6844) Shpak
- (7153) Vladzakharov
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- (7373) Stashis
All asteroids named after someone called Vladimir
Also discovered on 16 December 1976
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- (2699) Kalinin
- (3052) Herzen
- (3147) Samantha
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- (3719) Karamzin
- (3967) Shekhtelia
- (4560) Klyuchevskij
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
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- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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