3071 Nesterov
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | T. Smirnova |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | March 28, 1973 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3071 |
| Named after | Pyotr Nesterov |
| Alternative names | 1973 FT1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4579263 |
| Perihelion | 2.9622603 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0772043 |
| Orbital period | 2100.7525596 |
| Mean anomaly | 48.19715 |
| Inclination | 2.20067 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 134.23241 |
| Argument of perihelion | 41.00172 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.8 |
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3071 Nesterov (1973 FT1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 28, 1973, by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj. It is named for Pyotr Nesterov, a pilot of the Imperial Russian Air Force, and the first pilot to perform the aerobatic maneuver known as a loop.
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