(734551) Monin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1997 by D. D. Balam at Dominion.
Named in honor of Canadian astronomer Dmitry Monin (b. 1973) in appreciation of his devoted service as the telescope technical officer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre of the National Research Council of Canada. Dmitry is an authority on the magnetic fields of massive stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monin is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 734551 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 BS16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 3.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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