(8470) Dudinskaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Ballerina Natalia Mikhailovna Dudinskaya (b. 1912) was a soloist with the Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet at Leningrad from 1931 to 1962. A People's artist of the U.S.S.R., she was dedicated to the traditions of Russian classical ballet.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dudinskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dudinskaya is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8470 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 4.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.828 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.