(13492) Vitalijzakharov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1984 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Vitalij Aleksandrovich Zakharov (b. 1964) is an active surgeon-oncologist at the Simferopol cancer dispensary center. The discoverer credits him with saving the life of her husband.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vitalijzakharov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vitalijzakharov is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13492 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 YE4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,227 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.