(6356) Tairov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Vasilij Egorovich Tairov (1859–1938), Russian viticulturist and oenologist, author of a famous catalogue of wines (including counterfeits). He was founder and head of the first Russian research institute on viticulture, near Odessa (now the Ukrainian Tairov Research Institute of Viticulture).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tairov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tairov is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6356 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.48 km (#6,164 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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