(14354) Kolesnikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Evgenij Kolesnikov (b. 1935) is a Russian scientist who has conducted research at the Tunguska impact site near Vanavara.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kolesnikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolesnikov is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14354 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QX7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.59 km (#5,357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 5.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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