(9297) Marchuk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1984 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Gurij Ivanovich Marchuk (b. 1925), director of the Institute of Numerical Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is a specialist in numerical and applied mathematics, well known for his mathematical modeling of complex systems. From 1986 to 1991 he was president of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marchuk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marchuk is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9297 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 MP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.39 km (#5,486 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Rotation period | 18.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.