(6547) Vasilkarazin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vasilij Nazarovich Karazin (1773-1842), a well-known Russian and Ukrainian scientist, was the founder of Kharkiv National University (1804).Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vasilkarazin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasilkarazin is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6547 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 RO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.248 |
| Inclination | 4.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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