(7730) Sergerasimov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Sergei Appolinarievich Gerasimov (1906-1985), actor and pedagogue, was one of the most reputable Soviet film directors and scenario writers. He made tens of films acknowledged as classics of the Soviet cinema. Among them were Masquerade, The Young Guard and And Quiet Flows the Don.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sergerasimov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sergerasimov is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7730 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 NN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.7 km (#3,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.291 |
| Inclination | 8.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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