|
Discovery and designation
|
|
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 24, 1977 |
|
Designations
|
|
| MPC designation | 7729 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 QY3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6645256 |
| Peri | 1.8511912 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1801119 |
| Orbital period | 1239.2059568 |
| Mean anomaly | 50.67448 |
| Inclination | 6.37302 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 96.22613 |
| Argument of peri | 201.11209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
7729 Golovanov (1977 QY3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 24, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.