(9565) Tikhonov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Russian mathematician Andrej Nikolaevich Tikhonov (1906–1993), a professor at Moscow State University, is known for his fundamental research in topology, functional analysis, theory of differential and integral equations, mathematical physics and computational mathematics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tikhonov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tikhonov is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9565 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.52 km (#11,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Rotation period | 7.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 6.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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