(1653) Yakhontovia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1937 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Yakhontovia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yakhontovia is 1.90 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1653 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.01 km (#5,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.599 |
| Rotation period | 15.4 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.322 |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.780 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by G. N. Neujmin
- (748) Simeisa
- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
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