(7278) Shtokolov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1985 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Boris Timofeevich Shtokolov (b. 1930) is a Russian singer, actor and bass soloist for the Mariinskij Theatre in St. Petersburg.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shtokolov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shtokolov is 3.75 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7278 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 UW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.6 km (#2,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 171 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 6.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 22 October 1985
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- (14349) Nikitamikhalkov
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- (1858) Lobachevskij
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- (2015) Kachuevskaya
- (2098) Zyskin
- (2130) Evdokiya
- (2173) Maresjev
- (2188) Orlenok
- (2233) Kuznetsov
- (2283) Bunke
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