(4244) Zakharchenko Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1981 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Zakharchenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zakharchenko is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4244 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 TO3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.1 km (#3,116 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 1.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 October 1981
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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