2098 Zyskin

2098 Zyskin
Discovery and designation
Discovered by L. V. Zhuravleva
Discovery date August 18, 1972
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 2454600.5 (2008-May-14.0)
Aphelion 2.7327708
Perihelion 2.1148086
Eccentricity 0.1274785
1378.2907265
Inclination 6.50373
337.80011
Physical characteristics

    2098 Zyskin is an asteroid that was discovered August 18, 1972, by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. She discovered 1858 Lobachevsk the same day. The asteroid was named in honor of Lev Yur'evich Zyskin, professor at the Crimean Medical Institute, who was head of its Pulmonary Surgery Center. [1]

    Zhuravleva is ranked 43 in Harvard's ranking of those who discovered minor planets. She discovered 200 such bodies, 13 of which were co-discoveries, between 1972 and 1992.[2]

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