(8806) Fetisov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1981 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Fetisov (b. 1958) is an outstanding Russian sportsman, ice-hockey player and champion of two Olympic Games.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fetisov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fetisov is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8806
Provisional designation1981 UU11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.35
Orbital period4.70 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.133
Inclination8.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.45 au

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

Also named after someone called Vyacheslav

Also discovered on 22 October 1981

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