(7741) Fedoseev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 1983 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Named in honor of Vladimir Ivanovich Fedoseev (b. 1932), outstanding Russian conductor. He has been artistic director of Tchaikovsky's symphony orchestra in Moscow since 1974. He is also a principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor in Tokyo and in many other cities. Fedoseev promotes the Russian classical music of Glinka, Mussorgsky, Rakhmaninov, Sviridov and others. Name suggested by G. Sviridov and supported by the discoverer.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fedoseev is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fedoseev is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7741
Provisional designation	1983 RR4
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.47 km (#9,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.341
Rotation period	14.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.57
Orbital period	3.65 years
Semi-major axis	2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.93 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity	0.185
Inclination	13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.932 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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