(10990) Okunev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Boris Nikolaevich Okunev (1897-1961), professor at the D. F. Ustinov Mechanical Institute in Leningrad, was a scientist in theoretical mechanics and ballistics. He was also interested in the history of science, poetry and art. He bequeathed his unique collection of Russian painters of “the Silver Age” to the Russian Museum.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okunev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okunev is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10990 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SF6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.765 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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