(18284) Tsereteli Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1970 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli (b. 1934), world-renowned Russian sculptor, was the president of the Russian Academy of Arts and created monuments in a number of countries. His sculptures and paintings are exhibited in museums around the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsereteli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsereteli is 1.90 au from the Sun and 0.914 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18284 |
| Provisional designation | 1970 PU |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.58 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 4.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.638 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.