(256697) Nahapetov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2008 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 75353 Kryachko, T. V..
Rodion Rafailovich Nahapetov (b. 1944) is an outstanding Ukrainian-born, Russian actor, People's Artist of Russia, film director and screenwriter. Since 1989 he has lived and worked in the U.S.A. He organized the “Rodion Nahapetov Friendship Foundation”, which helps sick Russian children to get free heart operations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nahapetov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nahapetov is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 256697 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0569 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.