(9545) Petrovedomosti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 June 1984 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

The oldest Russian daily newspaper Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti (“St. Petersburg News”) was founded in 1728. The great Russian scientist M. V. Lomonosov was one of the first editors-in-chief of the newspaper. The tenth anniversary of the resumption of its publication is celebrated in 2001.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Petrovedomosti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petrovedomosti is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9545
Provisional designation1984 MQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.47 km (#5,437 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.103
Rotation period5.66 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.54
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.273
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.963 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 June 1984

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