(41107) Ropakov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1999 by Elst, E. W., Ipatov, S. at Uccle.
Ivan V. Ropakov (1892-1992), grandfather of the second discoverer, was a very brave man and the director of a small butter industry in the village of Pogoreika (Vologodskaya region, Russia).Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ropakov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ropakov is 1.94 au from the Sun and 0.948 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41107 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VX72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 16.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.829 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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