(7555) Venvolkov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Veniamin Vasil'evich Volkov (b. 1921), world-renowned ophthalmologist, made significant contributions to the treatment of cancer, trauma and burns to the eye.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Venvolkov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Venvolkov is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7555 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 SZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 2.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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