(269390) Igortkachenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2009 by L. Elenin at Tzec Maun.
Igor Valentinovich Tkachenko (1964-2009) was a Russian pilot and posthumous Hero of the Russian Federation. Perennial leader of the aerobatic team Russian Knights, which performed at hundreds of air shows around the world, Tkachenko died tragically at the International Aviation and Space Salon 2009.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Igortkachenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Igortkachenko is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269390 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 QA34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.266 |
| Inclination | 5.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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