(4515) Khrennikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of well-known Soviet composer Tikhon Nikolaevich Khrennikov (b. 1913), who wrote many operas, operettas, ballets, symphony scores, and music for theater and films. He is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory and led the Union of Soviet Composers for many years.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khrennikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khrennikov is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4515 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SD6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.26 km (#10,128 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 6.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 1.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 September 1973
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