(12976) Kalinenkov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Nikifor Dmitrievich Kalinenkov (1924-1996) was professor of physics and astronomy at the Nikolaev State Pedagogical Institute in Ukraine. He was the first director of the Institute's astronomical observatory and contributed much to its instrumentation through “make-it-yourself” telescopes and other devices.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kalinenkov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalinenkov is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12976 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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