(5421) Ulanova

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Asteroid
(5421) Ulanova
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2545  AU
eccentricity 0.1511
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9138 AU - 2.5952 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.2047 °
Length of the ascending node 271.4384 °
Argument of the periapsis 92.2749 °
Sidereal period 3.39 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.83 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 9.814 h
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
history
Explorer L. Shuravlowa
L. G. Karachkina
Date of discovery October 14, 1982
Another name 1982 TD 2 , 1987 DJ 2 , 1989 YE
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(5421) Ulanova is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 14, 1982 by the Ukrainian astronomers Lyudmyla Shuravlowa and Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina at the branch of the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( observatory code 095).

The asteroid was named after the Russian prima ballerina Galina Sergejewna Ulanowa (1910-1998), who belonged to the Kirov Ballet ensemble from 1928 to 1944 and moved to the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet in 1944 , where she was awarded the title of Prima Ballerina Assoluta in recognition of her achievements was awarded.

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