(30725) Klimov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Andrej Andreevich Klimov (b. 1922) is a choreographer and producer, People's artist of the USSR and Russia, State prize winner, patriarch of Russian dance, and the author of Principles of Russian Folk Dance.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klimov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klimov is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30725 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.45 km (#7,148 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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