(14360) Ipatov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Sergej Ivanovich Ipatov (b. 1952) is a Russian scientist and specialist in the migration of minor planets. During his stay in 1999 at the Uccle Observatory, he was shown to be a very fine observer who made several discoveries with the Uccle Schmidt telescope.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ipatov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ipatov is 3.49 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14360 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.6 km (#2,766 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Rotation period | 10.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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