(7318) Dyukov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 July 1969 by B. A. Burnasheva at Nauchnyj.
Vitalij Petrovich Dyukov (b. 1945), a professor at the Siberian State Geodesy Academy in Novosibirsk, is a specialist on the earth's gravitational field and author of more than ten textbooks for students.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dyukov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dyukov is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7318 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 OX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.70 km (#6,875 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Rotation period | 4.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.