9916 Kibirev

9916 Kibirev
Orbit of 9916 Kibirev (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery and designation
Discovered by N. S. Chernykh
Discovery date October 3, 1978
Designations
MPC designation 9916 Kibirev
Alternate name(s) 1978 TR2, 1983 VL1
Epoch October 3, 2007
Ap 3.0856037 AU
Peri 2.6172701 AU
Semi-major axis 2.8514369 AU
Eccentricity 0.0821224
Orbital period 1758.7093731 d
Mean anomaly 24.36675°
Inclination 1.01556°
Longitude of ascending node 288.44016°
Argument of peri 79.90622°
Surface temp.
   Kelvin
   Celsius
min mean max
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.0

9916 Kibirev is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.82 years.[1] It is associated with the Koronis family of asteroids.[2]

Discovered on October 3, 1978 by Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1978 TR2". It was later renamed "Kibirev" after Sergej Kibirev, a producer of microelectronics from Novosibirsk.[3]

References

  1. ^ "9916 Kibirev (1978 TR2)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA/JPL. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9916. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
  2. ^ Zappala, V., Ph. Bendjoya, A. Cellino, P. Farinella, and C. Froeschle (1997). "Asteroid Dynamical Families.". EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1. NASA Planetary Data System. http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/family.html. 
  3. ^ MPC 42359 Minor Planet Center