(2237) Melnikov
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Asteroid (2237) Melnikov |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1454 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2161 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4657 AU - 3.825 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.399 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,578 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.79 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 20.54 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11,826 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | G. N. Neuimin |
| Date of discovery | October 2, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 TB, 1949 SO 1 , 1972 TB 2 |
| 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. | |
(2237) Melnikov is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 October 1938 by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin in simeiz was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Russian astronomer Oleg Alexandrowitsch Melnikow .