(18334) Drozdov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1987 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Nikolaj Nikolaevich Drozdov (b. 1937) is a Russian professor of biology and the author and chief producer of very popular TV program V mire zhivotnykh (In the World of Animals).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drozdov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drozdov is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18334 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 RA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.20 km (#12,254 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 4.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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