(6082) Timiryazev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Timiryazev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timiryazev is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6082
Provisional designation1982 UH8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.92 km (#7,743 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.308
Rotation period134 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.08
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.113
Inclination5.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 21 October 1982

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