(10675) Kharlamov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Valerij Borisovich Kharlamov (1948-1981) was an outstanding Russian ice hockey player. As a team member he repeatedly won world championships and was champion of the Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kharlamov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kharlamov is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10675 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VE15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,425 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 November 1978
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- (3056) INAG
- (4051) Hatanaka
- (5545) Makarov
- (8788) Labeyrie
- (8986) Kineyayasuyo
- (11258) Aoyama