(10670) Seminozhenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Ukrainian physicist Vladimir Petrovich Seminozhenko (b. 1950) is known for his research on the kinetics of excitation in superconductors and semiconductors and on high-temperature superconductivity.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seminozhenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seminozhenko is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10670 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 PP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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