(429120) Mikhaillavrov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2009 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn118222 Kryachko, T. V..
Mikhail Ivanovich Lavrov (1927-2002) was an astrophysicist and a professor at Kazan University. He was a brilliant teacher of practical astrophysics, researcher on eclipsing binary stars, and one of the pioneers of computer analysis and modeling of light curves in the 1970s.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikhaillavrov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikhaillavrov is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 429120 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 SW267 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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