(2785) Sedov

Asteroid (2785) Sedov
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Koronis family
Major semi-axis	2.8739 AU
eccentricity	0.0444
Perihelion - aphelion	2.7463 AU - 3.0015 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	1.4387 °
Length of the ascending node	334.4428 °
Argument of the periapsis	96.8986 °
Sidereal period	4.87 a
Mean orbital velocity	17.56 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	approx. 9 km
Rotation period	5.49 h
Absolute brightness	12.3 mag
history
Explorer	NS Tschernych
Date of discovery	August 31, 1978
Another name	1978 QN ₂ , 1932 CX, 1954 UO, 1966 CG
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(2785) Sedov is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 31, 1978 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis .

(2785) Sedov was named after the Russian naval lieutenant and polar explorer Georgi Jakowlewitsch Sedow (1877–1914), who died while trying to reach the North Pole during the march near Rudolf Island .

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