(11444) Peshekhonov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vladimir Grigor'evich Peshekhonov (b. 1934), director of the Central Scientific Research Institute “Electropribor”, St. Petersburg, is a prominent specialist in naval and space navigation. He has developed a number of high-precision inertial navigation systems for sea vessels and mobile gravimeters for use on the sea shelf.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peshekhonov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peshekhonov is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11444 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.781 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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