(26087) Zhuravleva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva (b. 1946) was a staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy from 1972 to 1998. She discovered 213 minor planets with the 0.4-m double astrograph of CrAO. Name proposed by the Institute of Applied Astronomy.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhuravleva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhuravleva is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26087 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UU8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,435 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 8.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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