(19082) Vikchernov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov (1902-1984), a librarian at Zaporozhie in Ukraine, was a prominent astronomer who obtained valuable new results on variable stars, on the dependence of brightness and color of lunar eclipses on solar activity, as well as on transient lunar phenomena.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vikchernov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vikchernov is 1.87 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19082 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.256 |
| Inclination | 6.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.660 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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