2098 Zyskin
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. V. Zhuravleva |
| Discovery date | August 18, 1972 |
| Epoch 2454600.5 (2008-May-14.0) | |
| Ap | 2.7327708 |
| Peri | 2.1148086 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1274785 |
| Orbital period | 1378.2907265 |
| Inclination | 6.50373 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 337.80011 |
2098 Zyskin is an asteroid that was discovered August 18, 1972, by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. She discovered 1858 Lobachevsk the same day. The asteroid was named in honor of Lev Yur'evich Zyskin, professor at the Crimean Medical Institute, who was head of its Pulmonary Surgery Center. [1]
Zhuravleva is ranked 43 in Harvard's ranking of those who discovered minor planets. She discovered 200 such bodies, 13 of which were co-discoveries, between 1972 and 1992.[2]
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