(10481) Esipov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Valentin Feodorovich Esipov (b. 1933) is head of the radioastronomy department at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University. A specialist in astronomical instrument-making and an outstanding observer, he is particularly known for his spectroscopic research on galaxies and unstable stars.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Esipov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Esipov is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10481 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 QK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.26 km (#6,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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