(4004) List'ev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Vladislav Nikolaevich Listʹev (1957–1995), a talented Russian television journalist who fell victim to hired assassins. His clever, benevolent, analytical series of telecasts `Vzglyad' (View), `Tema' (Subject) and `Chas pik' (Peak hour) were popular among millions of people. They had a great influence on the public consciousness of Russians in the post-totalitarian era. Name proposed by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where List'ev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: List'ev is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4004 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 SN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.8 km (#1,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 17.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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