(591861) Sergeyyazev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2008 by Zelenchukskaya Station at Zelenchukskaya.
Sergey Yazev (b.1958) is a third-generation Siberian astronomer, professor at Irkutsk State University, and director of the ISU astronomical observatory. A specialist in solar physics, he is a popularizer of astronomy, via books, articles and television shows.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sergeyyazev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sergeyyazev is 3.51 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 591861 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 GE18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 8.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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