(2492) Kutuzov

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Asteroid
(2492) Kutuzov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1982  AU
eccentricity 0.1401
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7502 AU - 3.6462 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.8276 °
Length of the ascending node 20.6780 °
Argument of the periapsis 267.4933 °
Sidereal period 5.72 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.68 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 23.39 ± 3.8 km
Albedo 0.0975
Absolute brightness 11.5 likes
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery July 14, 1977
Another name 1977 NT , 1937 JK, 1937 KE, 1948 JF, 1955 RT, 1955 SC 1 , 1959 GD, 1970 FA, 1977 TS
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.

(2492) Kutuzov is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 14, 1977 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

(2492) Kutuzov was named after Field Marshal General of the Russian Army Mikhail Illarionowitsch Kutusow (1745-1813), who is considered a hero of the Patriotic War against Napoleon Bonaparte in Russia .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. The family affiliation of (2492) Kutuzov in the AstDyS-2 database (English)

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