(577883) Yelenametyolkina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 2009 by B. Satovski T. V. Kryachko at Zelenchukskaya Station.
Yelena Vladimirovna Metyolkina (b. 1953) is a Russian actress. She is best known for her roles as the alien Niyya in Through Thorns to the Stars (Cherez ternii k zvyozdam, 1981) and as the time traveler Polina in Guest from the Future (Gostya iz budushchego, 1984).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #17, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yelenametyolkina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yelenametyolkina is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 577883 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 SW44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0596 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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