(2692) Chkalov
Asteroid (2692) Chkalov |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.5827 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.181 ± 0.0001 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1152 ± 0.001 AU - 3.0502 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.2892 ± 0.0446 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 236.3811 ± 0.2334 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 299.1083 ± 0.2574 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 10, 2019 |
Sidereal period | 4.15 a ± 0.095 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 15.993 ± 0.196 km |
Albedo | 0.144 ± 0.015 |
Rotation period | 6.11 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
history | |
Explorer |
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Date of discovery | December 16, 1976 |
Another name | 1976 YT 3 ; 1951 YN; 1955 XH; 1957 HA; 1961 GJ; 1978 NY 3 ; 1982 HL 1 |
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(2692) Chkalov ( 1976 YT 3 ; 1951 YN ; 1955 XH ; 1957 HA ; 1961 GJ ; 1978 NY 3 ; 1982 HL 1 ) is an asteroid about 16 kilometers in size of the main central belt that was destroyed on December 16, 1976 by the Russian ( then: Soviet Union ) astronomer Lyudmila Ivanovna Tschernych was discovered at the Crimean Observatory (Nautschnyj branch) on the Crimean peninsula ( IAU code 095).
designation
(2692) Chkalov was named after the Soviet pilot Valeri Pawlowitsch Tschkalow (1904–1938), who carried out the first flight on the north polar route in 1937 .
See also
Web links
- (2692) Chkalov in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2692) Chkalov in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pages, link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 4, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1976 YT 3 . Discovered 1976 Dec. 16 by LI Chernykh at Nauchnyj. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2691) Sersic | numbering | (2693) Yan'an |