4009 Drobyshevskij

Drobyshevskij
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Chernykh, N.
Discovery site Nauchnyj
Discovery date March 13, 1977
Designations
MPC designation 4009
Alternate name(s) 1977 EN1
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.5728680
Peri 2.6954744
Eccentricity 0.1399722
Orbital period 2026.6674533
Mean anomaly 174.20045
Inclination 2.29855
Longitude of ascending node 72.50659
Argument of peri 180.24188
Geometric albedo 0.0542
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.50

4009 Drobyshevskij (1977 EN1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1977 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj. It is named in honour of Ehduard Mikhajlovich Drobyshevskij, physicist and astrophysicist at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute in St. Petersburg.[1]

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 1999, Springer-Verlag (see also [1])

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