(7729) Golovanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Space engineer Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovanov (b. 1932) writes scientific reviews on space problems. As the author of many hundreds of articles and more than 20 books, he is the laureate of many prizes and awards, including the “Golden Pen” medal, the highest award of the Union of Soviet Journalists.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Golovanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golovanov is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7729 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.78 km (#7,905 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Rotation period | 3.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.838 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.