(296905) Korochantsev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 2010 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 95312 Kryachko, T. V..
Vladimir Alexeevich Korochantsev (b. 1934) is a Russian journalist, publicist and writer. He is the author or co-author of more than twenty books about France and African countries, where he worked as correspondent of the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union. He is a Honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korochantsev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korochantsev is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296905 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CJ36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0991 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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