(13477) Utkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Fedorovich Utkin (1923-2000) was the designer of numerous carrier rockets and spacecraft. He was chair of Russia's Advisory Expert Council, which conducted joint assessments of the safety of Shuttle-Mir missions together with the Thomas P. Stafford Council.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Utkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Utkin is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13477 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VW5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 8.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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