(278645) Kontsevych Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Yevgen Vasylyovych Kontsevych (1935-2010) was a Ukrainian novelist and short story writer. In his works he often compared people's relationships with the behavior of birds and wild animals, preferring communication with the latter, rather than with the deceptive and treacherous-by-nature humans.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kontsevych is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kontsevych is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278645 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 RQ22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 0.922° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.