(1790) Volkov
| Asteroid (1790) Volkov | |
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid | 
| Major semi-axis | 2.2378 AU | 
| eccentricity | 0.1013 | 
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0111 AU - 2.4645 AU | 
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.1123 ° | 
| Sidereal period | 3.35 a | 
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.91 km / s | 
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 7 km | 
| Rotation period | 10.7419 h | 
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag | 
| history | |
| Explorer | LI Chernych | 
| Date of discovery | March 9, 1967 | 
| Another name | 1967 ER, 1926 AB, 1950 BU 1 , 1955 SV 2 , 1957 FB | 
| 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. | |
(1790) Volkov is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on March 9, 1967 by the Russian astronomer LI Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj .
The asteroid is named after the Russian cosmonaut Wladislaw Nikolajewitsch Volkov .
