(633909) Lazutkin Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2010 by Kryachko, T., Satovski, B. at Zelenchukskaya Stn.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin (b. 1957) is a former pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation who worked at the Mir Space Station in 1997. During that mission, he helped save Mir following a serious collision with an uncrewed supply craft that knocked out the station's solar panels and caused depressurization of the station cabin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #1, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lazutkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lazutkin is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 633909 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 QH2 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.04 |
| Orbital period | 2.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 21.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.721 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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