(8839) Novichkova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1989 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vera Stepanovna Novichkova (b. 1937), doctor and hematologist, is the founder and head of the blood-transfusion station at Bakhchisaraj regional hospital in the Crimea.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Novichkova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Novichkova is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8839 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UB8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 4.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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