(14479) Plekhanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Gennadij Plekhanov (b. 1926) is a Russian scientist from Tomsk University who has conducted scientific investigations for 30 years at the Tunguska impact site near Vanavara. In July 1995 the discoverer accompanied him on an excursion to the Tunguska explosion area.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Plekhanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plekhanov is 3.46 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14479 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CQ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,768 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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