(18287) Verkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Boris Ieremievich Verkin (1919-1990), a Ukrainian Soviet physicist and creator of the scientific school of cryogenic physics and technology, was the founder and first director of the Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering in Kharkiv.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verkin is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18287 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 TU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0500 |
| Inclination | 8.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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