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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | T. M. Smirnova |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 26, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2280 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1971 SL2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4862795 |
| Peri | 1.8712515 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1411414 |
| Orbital period | 1174.6653272 |
| Mean anomaly | 135.34564 |
| Inclination | 3.56887 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 106.54947 |
| Argument of peri | 264.27239 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
2280 Kunikov (1971 SL2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. The asteroid is named after Caesar Kunikov, a Hero of the Soviet Union who fought in World War II.
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