3074 Popov
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Zhuravleva |
| Discovery site | CrAO (Nauchnyj) |
| Discovery date | 24 December 1979 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3074 Popov |
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Named after
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Alexander Stepanovich Popov[2] |
| 1979 YE9 · 1964 TZ 1975 XK1 · 1978 RF14 |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 50.35 yr (18,391 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5975 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0797 AU |
| 2.3386 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1107 |
| 3.58 yr (1306.3 days) | |
| 312.57° | |
| Inclination | 2.4168° |
| 348.70° | |
| 151.54° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.0936 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| B (SMASSII) | |
| 13.7 mag | |
3074 Popov , provisionally known as 1979 YE9, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 24, 1979 by Lyudmila Zhuravlyova at the Crimean Nauchnyj Observatory.[1] It is named after Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov, who is considered to be the inventor of radio in his homeland and eastern European countries. A lunar crater is also named after him.[2]
References
External links
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- 3074 Popov at the JPL Small-Body Database
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