(13723) Kolokolova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ludmilla Kolokolova (b. 1951) is a scientist at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Her research centers on light scattering by particles and by the surfaces of solar-system bodies. The name was suggested by H. Scholl.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kolokolova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolokolova is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13723 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QY54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,045 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 4.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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