(537170) Gerazhukov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 2009 by T. V. Kryachko B. Satovski at Zelenchukskaya.
Georgy Viktorovich Zhukov (1947–2020), known to his friends as Gera, was a Russian astronomer and associate professor at Kazan University. He studied close binary star systems and was the author of over 50 scientific papers. Georgy lectured at the planetarium, at the astronomy club he organized, as well as at summer astronomy schools and Olympiads.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gerazhukov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerazhukov is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 537170 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 HU106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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