(7003) Zoyamironova Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Zoya Sergeevna Mironova (b. 1913), well-known surgeon and traumatologist. During World War II, she saved the lives and health of hundreds of wounded soldiers. Since 1952 she has worked at the Central Research Institute for Orthopedics and Traumatology in Moscow. During her long career, she has performed more than 10~000 surgical operations, many of them unique. Many world-famous sports figures and ballet dancers have benefited from her skill. She has received many honors, including recognition from the International Olympic Committee. Name suggested by a group of scientists and the Olympic Committee of Russia and supported by the discoverer.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zoyamironova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoyamironova is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7003 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SZ9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.6 km (#2,767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.