(9263) Khariton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Yulij Borisovich Khariton (b. 1904) is a physicist and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He worked in nuclear physics, on combustion and explosion, and during 1939-1941, together with Ya. B. Zel'dovich, calculated the chain reaction for the fission of uranium.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khariton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khariton is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9263 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SX5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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