2862 Vavilov
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | May 15, 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2862 |
| 1977 JP | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.4549071 |
| Perihelion | 1.9462389 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1155763 |
| 1192.3454996 | |
| 247.83999 | |
| Inclination | 3.48090 |
| 225.92537 | |
| 278.06772 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.8 | |
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2862 Vavilov (1977 JP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 15, 1977 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. It is named after Russian plant geneticist Nikolai Vavilov and his physicist brother Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov.[1]
References
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.), New York: Springer Verlag, p. 235, ISBN 3540002383
- Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2006) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm
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