(6432) Temirkanov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Named in honor of Yurij Khatuevich Temirkanov (b. 1938), an outstanding conductor. From 1976 to 1988 he was the conductor of the Kirov theater in Leningrad, where a number of splendid operas and ballets were produced under his leadership. Since 1988 Temirkanov has been the artistic director and orchestra conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Society. He is also a conductor of the London Royal Orchestra and a main invited conductor for the Dresden Philharmonic. Name suggested by the Union of Concert Workers of Russia and supported by the discoverer.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Temirkanov is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Temirkanov is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6432
Provisional designation	1975 TR2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	21.2 km (#2,065 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0470
Rotation period	5.71 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.53
Orbital period	5.40 years
Semi-major axis	3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.72 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity	0.117
Inclination	4.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.70 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 October 1975

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