(12978) Ivashov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Vladimir Sergeevich Ivashov (1939-1995) was a People's artist of Russia who created a striking image of a defender of the motherland in the film Ballad about a soldier produced by Grigorij Chukhraj.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ivashov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ivashov is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12978 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Rotation period | 5.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.775 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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