(3408) Shalamov

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Asteroid
(3408) Shalamov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.3713  AU
eccentricity 0.2274
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8321 AU - 2.9105 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.8596 °
Length of the ascending node 132.7474 °
Argument of the periapsis 202.9472 °
Sidereal period 3.65 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.34 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 10.495 h
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery 18th August 1977
Another name 1977 QG 4 , 1977 RS 3 , 1981 WS 2 , A915 RA
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.

(3408) Shalamov is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 18, 1977 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid belongs to the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa, which is also known as the Hertha family (after (135) Hertha).

(3408) Shalamov was named after the Russian writer , opposition and dissident Warlam Tichonowitsch Schalamow (1907-1982).

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Individual evidence

  1. The family affiliation of (3408) Shalamov in the AstDyS-2 database (English)