1791 Patsayev
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | T. Smirnova |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | September 4, 1967 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1791 |
Named after | Viktor Patsayev |
| 1967 RE | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1446522 |
| Perihelion | 2.3469580 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1452569 |
| 1661.8927259 | |
| 32.94616 | |
| Inclination | 5.36082 |
| 199.10121 | |
| 74.17247 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0509 |
| 11.80 | |
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1791 Patsayev (1967 RE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1967 by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
It is named for Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Patsayev who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second crew to die during a space flight.[1]
References
- ↑ "Patsayev". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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