(79472) Chiorny Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 1998 by Testa, A., Chiavenna, P. at Sormano.
Vasilij G. Chiorny (b. 1953) is a prolific asteroid photometrist at the Kharkiv Observatory. He is the principal discoverer of one binary asteroid and co-discoverer of several others, using the photometry technique. He has co-authored a number of papers on binary and other asteroids. Name suggested by P. Pravec and A. Harris.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiorny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiorny is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79472 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AX4 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 2.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0801 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.