(5415) Lyanzuridi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Konstantin Petrovich Lyanzuridi (b. 1934), engineer in vacuum technology and optics who has worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory for more than 30 years. A talented experimenter, he created a new method of ion etching of optical surfaces for making precision astronomical optics for ground-based and space telescopes.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lyanzuridi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lyanzuridi is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5415 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 4.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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