(445308) Volov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 2010 by F. Fratev at Plana.
Panayot Volov (c. 1850–1876) was a Bulgarian revolutionary who organized uprisings against the Ottoman Empire. Following a failed uprising in 1875, he was an organizer of the Gyurgevo Revolutionary Committee that initiated the Bulgarian April Uprising in 1876. Also unsuccessful, it did lead to re-establishment of Bulgaria as a separate country in 1878.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Volov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volov is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 445308 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 ET20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 6.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.