(8062) Okhotsymskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Dmitrij Evgenievich Okhotsymskij (b. 1921), a specialist in theoretical and applied mechanics, worked on the theory of control of space rockets and space vehicles at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Applied Mathematics, thereby making a valuable contribution to the Soviet space program.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okhotsymskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okhotsymskij is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8062 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 5.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0999 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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