(4233) Pal'chikov

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Asteroid
(4233) Pal'chikov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,399  AU
eccentricity 0.188
Perihelion - aphelion 1.949 AU - 2.8497 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.83 °
Length of the ascending node 184.87 °
Sidereal period 3.72 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery September 11, 1977
Another name 1977 RO 7 , 1976 GP5, 1980 KE 2
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(4233) Pal'chikov is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 11, 1977 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych from the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Russian astronomy student Nikolaj Borisovich Pal'chikov (1913–1937). He was executed during the Stalinist purges .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

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