(9155) Verkhodanov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vyacheslav Gennadievich Verkhodanov (b. 1942) is a Ukrainian economics and management specialist. As chief of a fish industry company, he gives financial support to hospitals, schools and museums in the Crimea and helps to restore historical monuments.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verkhodanov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verkhodanov is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9155 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SM7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0334 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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