(7161) Golitsyn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Russian field marshal Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (1675-1730) was a participant in the Azov campaign of 1695-1696 and the Northern war of 1700-1721. From 1728 he was president of the Military Board and a member of the Supreme Secret Council.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Golitsyn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golitsyn is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7161 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.122 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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