(176866) Kuropatkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Nickolai Kuropatkin (b. 1949) is a Russian-American physicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for developing automated systems for SDSS data processing on computer farms and grids.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuropatkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuropatkin is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 176866 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TO316 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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