(5043) Zadornov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Mikhail Nikolaevich Zadornov (b. 1948), Russian satirist widely known for his masterful readings of his own short stories.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zadornov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zadornov is 3.63 au from the Sun and 4.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5043 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 SB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 25.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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