(4870) Shcherban' Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1989 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Vladimir Onufrievich Shcherbanʹ (b. 1938), who was director of an oil-extraction plant in Prikolotnoe for 30 years. He created an exceptional museum at the birthplace of Konstantin Olʹshanskij. The plant organized a computer class and contained a beautiful garden for children and an indoor pool.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shcherban' is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shcherban' is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4870 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UK8 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.0 km (#2,196 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Rotation period | 3.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 9.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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