(4654) Gor'kavyj Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Nikolaj Nikolaevich Gorʹkavyj (b. 1959), staff member of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, celestial mechanician and cosmogonist. He has constructed a single model for the formation of the satellite systems of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune and has offered an explanation for the origin of the retrograde satellites of the giant planets and the features of Neptune's rings.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gor'kavyj is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gor'kavyj is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4654 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RJ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 20.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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