(7153) Vladzakharov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Vladimir Evgen'evich Zakharov (b. 1939), outstanding mathematical and theoretical physicist, director of L. D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and department head at the Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology. He is widely known for his investigations of nonlinear plasma physics and theoretical and computational hydrodynamics. His pioneering work in the field of nonlinear interaction of electromagnetic waves with plasma opened important new directions in space and stellar physics. Name suggested by the Institute of Applied Astronomy.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vladzakharov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vladzakharov is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7153 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 XP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.55 km (#7,060 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 105 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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