(9154) Kol'tsovo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
A suburb of Novosibirsk, Kolʹtsovo is the site of the State Scientific Institute of Virology and Biotechnology of the Russian Ministry of Public Health. This institution is known for research in molecular biology, bioengineering and in developing remedies against infection diseases.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kol'tsovo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kol'tsovo is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9154 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SP6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.89 km (#5,161 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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