(18288) Nozdrachev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Aleksandr Danilovich Nozdrachev (b. 1931) is a professor and head of physiology at St. Petersburg University. He proved experimentally the existence of the metasympathetic nervous system and described general laws of the electrical processes in the nerves of animals.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nozdrachev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nozdrachev is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18288 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.77 km (#5,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.100 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 8.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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