2849 Shklovskij
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1976 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2849 |
| Named after | Iosif Shklovsky |
| Alternative names | 1976 GN3 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5906213 |
| Perihelion | 2.5419639 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0094801 |
| Orbital period | 1501.6118552 |
| Mean anomaly | 145.92030 |
| Inclination | 6.80516 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 44.14197 |
| Argument of perihelion | 306.41663 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0642 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
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2849 Shklovskij (1976 GN3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Quote from MPI 8543: "Named in honor of Iosif Shklovsky {1916 -- 1985}, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, professor at Moscow University and member of the staff at the Space Research Institute. A brilliant popularizar of astronomy, he had also made substantial contributions to research of Solar corona, Galactic radio emission and various cosmic objects."
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