(291923) Kuzmaskryabin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 August 2006 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

Andriy Viktorovych Kuzmenko (1968-2015), better known under his pen name Kuzma Skryabin, was a Ukrainian poet, composer, singer and TV-showman. He was the author of numerous poems of different genres and some of them became very popular songs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kuzmaskryabin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuzmaskryabin is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number291923
Provisional designation2006 QW23
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.64
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination1.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.906 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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