(212929) Satovski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 2008 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 67220 Zelenchukskaya Stn.
Boris Ivanovich Satovski (1908-1982) was twice a laureate of the USSR State Prize, an inventor, scientist and technician, the founder of Russian excavator construction and inventor of a walking excavator.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satovski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satovski is 3.07 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212929 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AD112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.01 km (#12,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 9.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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