2126 Gerasimovich

2126 Gerasimovich
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Discovery date 30 August 1970
Designations
MPC designation 2126
1970 QZ
Main belt [2]
Orbital characteristics[3][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.19 yr (31115 days)
Aphelion 2.67627 AU (400.364 Gm)
Perihelion 2.10373 AU (314.714 Gm)
2.39000 AU (357.539 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.119778
3.69 yr (1349.6 d)
69.9885°
 16m 0.307s / day
Inclination 8.48339°
327.679°
69.6882°
Earth MOID 1.12577 AU (168.413 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.73794 AU (409.590 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.508
Physical characteristics
22.951 ± 0.005 hours [4]
12.4,[5] 12.7[2]

    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. 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
    2. 1 2 3 "2126 Gerasimovich (1970 QZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
    3. "(2126) Gerasimovich". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
    4. Maurice Clark (2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Observations". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 152–154. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..152C.
    5. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
    6. 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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