(8983) Rayakazakova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Raisa Konstantinovna Kazakova is a celestial mechanician at the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics. She participated in work on the theory and calculation of the orbits of artificial satellites and the trajectories of spacecraft to the moon and planets.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rayakazakova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rayakazakova is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8983 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 ED1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,161 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0737 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Raisa
All asteroids named after someone called Raisa
Also discovered on 13 March 1977
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