(73638) Likhanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1975 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Albert Anatolievich Likhanov (b. 1935) is a famous Russian writer, academician of the Russian Academy of Education, professor at several universities, and founder and head of Russia's largest children's charity fund, Russian Children Foundation.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Likhanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Likhanov is 3.72 au from the Sun and 4.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73638 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.288 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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