(262418) Samofalov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 2006 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.
Viacheslav Samofalov (b. 1963) is a composer and a soloist of the Ukrainian National Philarmonic. Name suggested by Y. Yatskiv.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samofalov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samofalov is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 262418 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UV61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 6.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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