(257261) Ovechkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 2009 by L. Elenin at Tzec Maun.
Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (b. 1985) is a Russian ice-hockey winger who began his career with the Dynamo Moscow. He is captain of both the Russian National Team and the NHL's Washington Capitals, and is a multiple World Champion.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ovechkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ovechkin is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 257261 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 FS47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.91 km (#17,136 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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