(3889) Menshikov
Asteroid (3889) Menshikov |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Misa family |
Major semi-axis | 2.6751 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2173 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0938 AU - 3.2563 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5004 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.38 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.20 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | LW Shuravlowa |
Date of discovery | September 6, 1972 |
Another name | 1972 RT 3 , 1981 TN 2 , 1981 WW 3 , 1985 PU |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(3889) Menshikov is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 6, 1972 by the Ukrainian astronomer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).
The asteroid was named after the Russian statesman and generalissimo of the Russian army Alexander Danilowitsch Menshikov (1673-1729).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Menshikov: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3889) Menshikov in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3889) Menshikov in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).