(8132) Vitginzburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (b. 1916), winner of the Nobel Prize for physics in 2003, is an outstanding specialist in theoretical physics. His main achievements are in the theory of particles with spin 3/2 and in the quantum theory of Čerenkov radiation.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vitginzburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vitginzburg is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8132 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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