(10023) Vladifedorov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1979 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Vladimir Dmitrievich Fedorov (b. 1933), an outstanding Russian surgeon, scientist and professor, is a member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and director of the Institute of Surgery in Moscow. He is well known for research to perfect surgery of the digestive organs.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vladifedorov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vladifedorov is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10023 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 WX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.29 km (#7,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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