(17402) Valeryshuvalov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Valery Shuvalov (b. 1952) is the laboratory head at the Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. An expert in the mathematical modeling of impact craters, he contributed to the physical understanding the Chelyabinsk airburst.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valeryshuvalov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valeryshuvalov is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17402 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 UF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.64 km (#13,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 8.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Valery
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Also discovered on 20 October 1985
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