(2809) Vernadsky

Asteroid (2809) Vernadsky
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Hertha family
Major semi-axis	2.4277 AU
eccentricity	0.1807
Perihelion - aphelion	1.9891 AU - 2.8662 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	2.4757 °
Length of the ascending node	357.2459 °
Argument of the periapsis	348.6892 °
Sidereal period	3.78 a
Mean orbital velocity	19.11 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period	7.9194 h
Absolute brightness	13.6 mag
Spectral class	BFX
history
Explorer	NS Tschernych
Date of discovery	August 31, 1978
Another name	1978 QW ₂ , 1963 TJ, A906 QF
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(2809) Vernadsky is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 31, 1978 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nauchnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid belongs to the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa, which is also known as the Hertha family (after (135) Hertha).

(2809) Vernadskij was named after the Russian geologist , geochemist and mineralogist Vladimir Iwanowitsch Vernadski (1863-1945), who was one of the founders of geochemistry , radiogeology and biogeochemistry .

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