(1905) Ambartsumian

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Asteroid
(1905) Ambartsumian
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.223  AU
eccentricity 0.163
Perihelion - aphelion 1.861 AU - 2.585 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.616 °
Length of the ascending node 201.496 °
Argument of the periapsis 61.05 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 2456031
Sidereal period 3.31 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
history
Explorer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova
Date of discovery March 14, 1972
Another name 1972 JZ; 1932 FC; 1952 HO 3 ; 1959 QD; 1962 JX; 1969 PF; 1976 SS 5
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.

(1905) Ambartsumian ( 1972 JZ , 1932 FC ; 1952 HO 3 , 1959 QD ; 1962 JX , 1969 PF ; 1976 SS 5 ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14. March 1972 by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova in the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory was discovered .

The asteroid was named after the Armenian astrophysicist and astronomer Viktor Hambarzumjan (1908–1996).