(4447) Kirov
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Asteroid (4447) Kirov |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2,856 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.074 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.645 AU - 3.068 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 147.78 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.83 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | November 7, 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 VE 1 , 1974 HO 2 , 1976 YV 2 |
| 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. | |
(4447) Kirov is a main belt asteroid discovered on November 7, 1985 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell from the Lowell Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the Mariinsky Theater , which was named Kirov Theater from 1935 to 1992 .
See also
Web links
- (4447) Kirov in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Asteroid Kirov: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003