(251449) Olexakorol' Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Oleksiy Kostyantynovych Korolʹ (1913–1977) worked in the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and was a member of IAU Commission No. 9. He obtained observations of celestial bodies to help solve problems in fundamental astrometry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olexakorol' is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olexakorol' is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 251449 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CK117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,286 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 8.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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