(7628) Evgenifedorov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Astrometrist Evgenij Pavlovich Fedorov (1909-1986) studied the rotation of the earth and was founder of the Kiev school for the study of polar motion. He served as director of the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences for many years and was president of IAU Commission 19 during 1955-1961.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evgenifedorov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evgenifedorov is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7628 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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