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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Neujmin, G. |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1934 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1671 |
| Named after | Valentina "Chaika" Tereshkova |
| Alternate name(s) | 1934 TD |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2564352 |
| Peri | 1.9234420 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2573407 |
| Orbital period | 1522.4135431 |
| Mean anomaly | 213.64044 |
| Inclination | 3.95561 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 177.41924 |
| Argument of peri | 249.88774 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
1671 Chaika (1934 TD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1934 by Neujmin, G. at Simeis. The name (Russian for seagull) commemorates the call sign of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.[1]
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