(4787) Shul'zhenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1986 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Klavdiya Ivanovna Shulʹzhenko (1906–1984), a famous Russian variety singer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shul'zhenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shul'zhenko is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4787 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.05 km (#10,520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.610 |
| Rotation period | 2.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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