(8783) Gopasyuk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Stepan Il'ich Gopasyuk (b. 1930) is a leading scientist at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. He has made significant contributions to the study of solar magnetic fields and solar electrodynamics and to the understanding of active phenomena on the Sun.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gopasyuk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gopasyuk is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8783 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.365 |
| Rotation period | 5.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Stepan
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Also discovered on 13 March 1977
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