(787) Moskva

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Asteroid
(787) Moskva
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Maria family
Major semi-axis 2.5383  AU
eccentricity 0.1301
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2081 AU - 2.8684 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.843 °
Sidereal period 4,044 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.70 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 27.52 km
Albedo 0.256
Rotation period 6,056 h
Absolute brightness 9,573 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer G. N. Nikolayevich
Date of discovery 1914
Another name 1914 UQ, 1934 FD, 1970 CT
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(787) Moskva is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 20, 1914 by a Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin in simeiz was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Russian capital Moscow .

See also