(6165) Frolova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Natalia Borisovna Frolova, assistant professor of astronomy at Ural State University in Ekaterinburg. She worked on a detailed catalogue of stars along the path of comet 1P/Halley, and this contributed to the success of the space missions Vega and Giotto. As a leader in educating local schoolchildren about astronomy, she takes an active part in organizing the annual Winter Astronomical Students' School at Kourovskay Observatory.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frolova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frolova is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6165 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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