(2173) Maresjev

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Asteroid
(2173) Maresjev
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 3.1424  AU
eccentricity 0.1144
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7829 AU - 3.5019 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.4278 °
Length of the ascending node 174.6838 °
Argument of the periapsis 165.6446 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 9, 2018
Sidereal period 5.57 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 28.324 km
Albedo 0.061
Rotation period 11.6 h
Absolute brightness 11.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa
Date of discovery 22nd August 1974
Another name 1974 QG 1 , 1933 FN, 1938 DD 2 , 1963 SW, 1968 OM, 1974 RZ 1 , 1974 TG
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(2173) Maresjev is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 22, 1974 by the Ukrainian - Soviet astronomer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa at the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Soviet fighter pilot and veteran of the Great Patriotic War Alexei Petrovich Maressjew , who is also the protagonist in the Russian opera The Story of Real Man .

See also