(325368) Ihorhuk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

Ihor Huk (b. 1952) is a professor of surgery at the Medical University of Vienna, and a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine. Name suggested by Y. Yatskiv.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ihorhuk is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ihorhuk is 3.88 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number325368
Provisional designation2008 QK24
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.33
Orbital period5.37 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.90 au
Eccentricity0.273
Inclination13.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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