(15691) Maslov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Vladimir Anatol'evich Maslov (b. 1965), an engineer in Simferopol and an inventor in the area of storage and transport of oil, is a friend of the discoverer's family.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maslov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maslov is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15691 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 TF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.78 km (#13,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.135 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.789 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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