(32735) Strekalov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov (1940-2004) was a Russian cosmonaut, who spent 268 days in space during five missions, and who performed six spacewalks. He was a member of the Tsiolkovsky Academy of Cosmonautics, Chairman of the Russian Peace Committee and President of the Association of Space Explorers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strekalov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strekalov is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32735 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.87 km (#6,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.810 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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