(406957) Kochetova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 2009 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 93068 Kryachko, T. V..
Ol'ga Kochetova (b. 1954) is a staff scientist at the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She directed the preparation of the Ephemerides of Minor Planets and the software packages STAMP and AMPLE. She has helped determine asteroid masses and the orbit of (99942) Apophis.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kochetova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kochetova is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 406957 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 OK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 8.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.