(69259) Savostyanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Savostyanov Fedor Vasil'evich (1924-2012) was a famous Russian painter who painted portraits, landscapes, genre and battle paintings.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Savostyanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savostyanov is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69259 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 ST7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,190 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.596 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Inclination | 3.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.