5483 Cherkashin

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Cherkashin
Discovery and designation
Discovered by L. I. Chernykh
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Discovery date October 17, 1990
Designations
MPC designation 5483
Alternative names 1990 UQ11
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3591338
Perihelion 2.8913198
Eccentricity 0.0748448
Orbital period 2017.9980764
Mean anomaly 198.27370
Inclination 10.21135
Longitude of ascending node 60.32492
Argument of perihelion 209.75876
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.6

    5483 Cherkashin (1990 UQ11) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1990 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named after Andrej Andreevich Cherkashin (1920–1993), literary scholar and historian, researcher of Alexander Pushkin's genealogy.[1]

    References

    1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.). Springer. p. 444. 
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