(4851) Vodop'yanova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1976 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Galina Petrovna Vodopʹyanova (b. 1939), a talented surgeon of the Russian Academy of Sciences Hospital, St. Petersburg, since 1978. Name suggested by N. A. Bokhan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vodop'yanova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vodop'yanova is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4851 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 US1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0590 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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