3668 Ilfpetrov

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Ilfpetrov
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Karachkina, L. G.
Discovery site Nauchnyj
Discovery date October 21, 1982
Designations
MPC designation 3668
Alternative names[1] 1982 UM7
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.4137418
Peri 1.9618396
Eccentricity 0.1032782
Orbital period 1181.9717396
Mean anomaly 150.30084
Inclination 3.07380
Longitude of ascending node 194.13248
Argument of peri 31.44715
Absolute magnitude 13.2

3668 Ilfpetrov (1982 UM7) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on October 21, 1982 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj. The asteroid is named for Ilf and Petrov, two collaborative Soviet satirists best known for their novel, The Twelve Chairs.

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