(4434) Nikulin

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Asteroid
(4434) Nikulin
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2,441  AU
eccentricity 0.133
Perihelion - aphelion 2.117 AU - 2.765 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.72 °
Length of the ascending node 165.9 °
Sidereal period 3.81 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: V
history
Explorer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa
Date of discovery September 8, 1981
Another name 1981 RD 5 , 1977 RL 1 ,
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(4434) Nikulin is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 8, 1981 by Lyudmyla Shuravlowa from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Russian circus artist Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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