(13482) Igorfedorov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Igor' Borisovich Fedorov (b. 1940) is a prominent scientist in the field of radio-wave propagation and over-the-horizon radar and is the author of more than 180 scientific publications. He has worked at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University since 1963 and has been rector since 1991.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Igorfedorov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Igorfedorov is 3.70 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13482 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 HN5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 7.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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