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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. I. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 16, 1976 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6942 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1976 YB2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6168463 |
| Peri | 2.0583919 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1194494 |
| Orbital period | 1305.4464349 |
| Mean anomaly | 8.59431 |
| Inclination | 3.69509 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 56.49560 |
| Argument of peri | 290.09537 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
6942 Yurigulyaev (1976 YB2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 16, 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
The asteroid is named after Yuri Vasilyevich Gulyayev (b. 1935) is the director of the Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics.