(9741) Solokhin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Valentin Fedorovich Solokhin (b. 1933) is the director general of a company in Surgut of the Tyumen province in Siberia. Under his leadership the unique single-pylon guy-rope bridge over the river Ob in Surgut was constructed in 2000.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Solokhin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Solokhin is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9741 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 UU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.73 km (#11,162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 3.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 6.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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