(4521) Akimov

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Asteroid
(4521) Akimov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1164  AU
eccentricity 0.0885
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8405 AU - 3.3924 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.3783 °
Length of the ascending node 48.1071 °
Argument of the periapsis 213.0609 °
Sidereal period 5.50 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.87 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.27 km
Albedo 0.075
Absolute brightness 12.0 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery March 29, 1979
Another name 1979 FU 2 , 1976 YN 6 , 1982 YH 1
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(4521) Akimov is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 29, 1979 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid was named after the Russian set designer and theater director Nikolai Pavlovich Akimow (1901–1968).

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