(4286) Rubtsov

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Asteroid
(4286) Rubtsov
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.919  AU
eccentricity 0.075
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6999 AU - 3.137 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.9 °
Length of the ascending node 134.68 °
Sidereal period 4.99 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Absolute brightness 12.0 mag
history
Explorer NS Tschernych
Date of discovery August 8, 1988
Another name 1988 PU 4
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(4286) Rubtsov is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1988 by Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory .

The asteroid was named after the Soviet poet Nikolai Rubzow (1936–1971).

Individual evidence

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

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