(18731) Vil'bakirov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Vilʹ S. Bakirov (b. 1946) is a Ukrainian sociologist, president of the Sociological Association and corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Since 1998 he has served as rector of Kharkiv V. N. Karazin National University, where he has promoted the development of astronomy and other sciences.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vil'bakirov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vil'bakirov is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18731 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KW7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.79 km (#5,229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0437 |
| Inclination | 8.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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