(2457) Rublyov

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Asteroid
(2457) Rublyov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6402  AU
eccentricity 0.0664
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4650 AU - 2.8155 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.2709 °
Sidereal period 4.29 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.32 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 15 km
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
history
Explorer LI Chernych
Date of discovery 3rd October 1975
Another name 1975 TU 2 , 1939 EL, 1956 ES, 1969 EW
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(2457) Rublyov is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 3, 1975 by the Russian astronomer Lyudmila Ivanovna Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid was named after the Russian icon painter and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church Andrei Rublev (around 1360-1430).

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