(13214) Chirikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Alexei Ilyich Chirikov (1703-1748) was a Russian navigator who in 1741 discovered and reached the coast of Alaska, during the “great Northern Expedition”. He also discovered some of the Aleutian islands and took part in creating a general map of the Russian discoveries in the Pacific Ocean.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chirikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chirikov is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13214 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JJ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.51 km (#11,611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Rotation period | 3.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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