(1836) Komarov

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Asteroid
(1836) Komarov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Dora family
Major semi-axis 2.7834  AU
eccentricity 0.1941
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2432 AU - 3.3236 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.0302 °
Sidereal period 4.64 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 22 km
Rotation period 8.0815
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Ch
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery July 26, 1971
Another name 1971 OT, 1952 KA 1 , 1952 MT, 1961 JG, 1962 SG
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(1836) Komarov is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 26, 1971 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory ( IAU code 675) in Nauchnyj .

The asteroid is named after the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarow (1927–1967).

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