(407243) Krapivin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 2009 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn102259 Kryachko, T. V..
Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin (b. 1938) is a Russian writer and poet, whose books involve high ideals of friendship, love, honor and loyalty. The main theme of his work is adult responsibility for children. The writer has created lots of fiction about space and parallel worlds.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krapivin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krapivin is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 407243 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 WQ100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 1.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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