10002 Bagdasarian

10002 Bagdasarian
Orbits of 10002 Bagdasrian (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery and designation
Discovered by L. I. Chernykh
Discovery date October 8, 1969
Designations
Alternate name(s) 1969 TQ1, 1980 TN15, 1986 WD2
Epoch October 27, 2007
Ap 3.6599438
Peri 2.6373328
Semi-major axis 3.1486383
Eccentricity 0.1623894
Orbital period 5.59 a
Mean anomaly 282.29022
Inclination 2.97934
Longitude of ascending node 68.53651
Argument of peri 334.17458
Surface temp.
   Kelvin
   Celsius
min mean max
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.3

10002 Bagdasarian is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It completes one orbit ever 5.6 years.

The asteroid was discovered by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, and given the provisional designation 1969 TQ1. It was later renamed for Alexandr Sergeevich Bagdasarian, a radio and electronics specialist from Moscow.[1]

References

  1. ^ Citation for (10002), MPC 57423, Minor Planet Center