(18301) Konyukhov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Fyodor Fyodorovich Konyukhov (b. 1951) has performed 50 extensive travels, mainly alone. He conquered both poles and all the highest mountains of the world. The renowned Russian traveler has taken many of the world's most difficult land and sea routes and has sailed around the world three times.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Konyukhov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konyukhov is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18301 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QZ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 3.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.