(2768) Gorky
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Asteroid (2768) Gorky |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Matterania family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2340 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1711 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8518 AU - 2.6162 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.2793 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.34 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.92 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Rotation period | 4.507 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Lyudmyla Shuravlowa |
| Date of discovery | September 6, 1972 |
| Another name | 1972 RX 3 , 1934 GM, 1951 JO, 1974 FZ 1 , 1979 YV 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. | |
(2768) Gorky is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 6 September 1972 by the Soviet astronomer Ljudmyla Schurawlowa the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nautschnyj was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Russian writer Maxim Gorky .