(2072) Kosmodemyanskaya
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Asteroid (2072) Kosmodemyanskaya |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4498 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1633 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0498 AU - 2.8499 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.7424 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.83 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 5 km |
| Rotation period | 4.4 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.61 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | TM Smirnova |
| Date of discovery | August 31, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 QE 2 , 1944 BD, 1958 XY, 1962 XL 1 , 1975 EL |
| 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. | |
(2072) Kosmodemyanskaya is a small main belt - asteroid , which was discovered by Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova on August 31, 1973 at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj . It is named after Lyubov Timofejewna Kosmodemjanskaja , mother of the heroes of the Soviet Union Soja Anatoljewna Kosmodemjanskaja and Alexander Anatoljewitsch Kosmodemjansky .
See also
- List of asteroids
- (1793) Zoya , named after Soy Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names , 5th. Edition, Springer Verlag, New York 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 168.