(7453) Slovtsov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Petr Andreevich Slovtsov (1767-1843), historiographer of Siberia and founder of regional studies of Siberia, was a prominent historian, poet, philosopher and pedagogue, as well as a religious and public figure.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Slovtsov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slovtsov is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7453 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.22 km (#10,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 0.955° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.789 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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