(7271) Doroguntsov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Sergej Ivanovich Doroguntsov (b. 1929), corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, is prominent in the study of economics and ecology, head of a faculty at Kiev National Economic University and president of the Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Doroguntsov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doroguntsov is 3.94 au from the Sun and 4.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7271 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.77 km (#6,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Rotation period | 4.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.276 |
| Inclination | 3.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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