(8812) Kravtsov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Named for Ukrainian pilot and writer Yurij Fedorovich Kravtsov (1924-1994). The author and the heroes in his books are examples of great human courage.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kravtsov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kravtsov is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8812 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UY6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,711 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 1.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.253 |
| Inclination | 6.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 October 1982
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- (5094) Seryozha
- (5247) Krylov
- (5717) Damir
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- (6766) Kharms
- (7632) Stanislav
- (8142) Zolotov
- (8811) Waltherschmadel
- (9005) Sidorova