(263940) Malyshkina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 April 2009 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 81935 Kryachko, T. V..

Marina Evgen'evna Malyshkina (b. 1978), the wife of the discoverer, is a talented Russian painter, graphic artist and teacher. She has won international art competitions.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Malyshkina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malyshkina is 1.86 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number263940
Provisional designation2009 HN58
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.41
Orbital period3.30 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination7.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.785 au

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

Also named after someone called Marina

Also discovered on 20 April 2009