(17356) Vityazev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Veniamin Vladimirovich Vityazev (b. 1943), a professor at St. Petersburg University and director of the V. V. Sobolev Astronomical Institute, has contributed to the elaboration of fundamental stellar catalogue systems and to the detection by wavelet analysis of periodicities in the earth's rotation.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vityazev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vityazev is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17356 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PG4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.734 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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