(32734) Kryukov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kryukov (b. 1965) is an electrical engineer, an expert on ecological and technological safety in the electric power industry. He is one of the leaders of the federal service on ecological, technological and atomic control in the Rostov region of Russia.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kryukov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kryukov is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32734 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RM |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.103 |
| Rotation period | 16.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 0.610° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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