(553035) Faikmusayev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2011 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B. at Zelenchukskaya Stn.
Faik Musayev (1959–2021) was a Russian astrophysicist and design engineer. He created a coudé spectrometer at the Zelenchukskaya Observatory (Russia), which has been used for almost 30 years to study the magnetic fields of stars. Spectrographs developed by him are operated in observatories in Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey and Azerbaijan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Faikmusayev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Faikmusayev is 1.88 au from the Sun and 0.989 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 553035 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 AM34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 2.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.849 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.