(7008) Pavlov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1985 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Nikolaj Nikiforovich Pavlov (1902-1985), professor at Leningrad University and head of the Pulkovo Observatory Time Service. He made a great contribution to the study of the earth's rotation and was the first to apply photoelectric, rather than visual, registration to meridian observations.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pavlov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pavlov is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7008 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 QH5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.31 km (#7,304 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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