(7995) Khvorostovsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 1983 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of the outstanding Russian baritone Dmitrij Aleksandrovich Khvorostovsky (b. 1962), a people's artist of Russia. His extensive opera and chamber repertoire includes both Russian and world music. The last composition of G. Sviridov, the poem ‘Petersburg’, is dedicated to him. Name proposed by G. Sviridov and supported by the discoverer.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khvorostovsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khvorostovsky is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7995 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 PX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.54 km (#7,076 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.269 |
| Inclination | 8.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.