(11782) Nikolajivanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Nikolaj Mikhajlovich Ivanov (b. 1937), a specialist in ballistics, is head of the Russian Ballistic Center, which controls missions of manned and unmanned spacecraft in near, middle and deep space. He is the author of many scientific articles, monographs and popular scientific brochures.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikolajivanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikolajivanov is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11782 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 TT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.28 km (#14,537 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.376 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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