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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. I. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 16, 1976 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8608 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1976 YO2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5762160 |
| Peri | 1.9604618 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1357280 |
| Orbital period | 1247.8440894 |
| Mean anomaly | 83.65321 |
| Inclination | 11.08033 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 74.68840 |
| Argument of peri | 352.25250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
8608 Chelomey (1976 YO2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 16, 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named after the Russian rocket scientist Vladimir Chelomey, the Director of the Research Cantre for space projects, located in Reutov, east of Moscow, Russia. This Centre produced the first in the World satellite, launched in 1957, called Sputnik.
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