2126 Gerasimovich
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 30, 1970 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2126 |
| 1970 QZ | |
| Main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6774 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1028 AU |
| 2.39008 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.120199 |
| 1349.64 days (3.70 years) | |
| 96.017° | |
| Inclination | 8.488° |
| 327.742° | |
| 69.972° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 22.951 ± 0.005 hours [4] | |
| 12.4 [5] | |
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2126 Gerasimovich (1970 QZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1970 by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.[1] It was named in honor of Boris Gerasimovich, a Russian astronomer.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ "2126 Gerasimovich (1970 QZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ "(2126) Gerasimovich". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ↑ Maurice Clark (2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Observations". The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 152–154. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..152C.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 172. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
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