(1671) Chaika

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Asteroid
(1671) Chaika
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Astraea family
Major semi-axis 2.5861  AU
eccentricity 0.2593
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9154 AU - 3.2567 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.96 °
Sidereal period 4.159 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.52 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 3.772 h
Absolute brightness 12,149 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer G. N. Neuimin
Date of discovery October 3, 1934
Another name 1934 TD, 1930 WE, 1952 BX
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.

(1671) Chaika is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 3, 1934 by the Russian astronomer Grigory Nikolayevich Neuimin in Simejis .

The asteroid was named in honor of the Russian cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova . Chaika is the Russian word for seagull .

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