2431 Skovoroda
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | August 8, 1978 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2431 |
| Named after | Hryhorii Skovoroda |
| Alternative names | 1978 PF3 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.3951554 |
| Perihelion | 1.8918516 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2843393 |
| Orbital period | 1569.8865068 |
| Mean anomaly | 341.05159 |
| Inclination | 2.98015 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 328.85530 |
| Argument of perihelion | 339.10670 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
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2431 Skovoroda (1978 PF3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1978 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
It was named after Ukrainian philosopher and poet Hryhorii Skovoroda. It is one of the first minor planets named after philosophers (preceded by 238 Hypatia and 423 Diotima).
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