3074 Popov
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Zhuravleva |
| Discovery site | CrAO (Nauchnyj) |
| Discovery date | 24 December 1979 |
| Designations | |
| 3074 Popov | |
Named after | Alexander Stepanovich Popov[2] |
| 1979 YE9 · 1964 TZ 1975 XK1 · 1978 RF14 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 18788 days (51.44 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.5991 AU (388.82 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0798 AU (311.13 Gm) |
| 2.3395 AU (349.98 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11098 |
| 3.58 yr (1307.0 d) | |
| 7.7474° | |
| 0° 16m 31.584s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.4167° |
| 348.71° | |
| 151.47° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.09327 AU (163.551 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.41611 AU (361.445 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.556 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| B (SMASSII) | |
| 13.7 | |
3074 Popov , provisionally known as 1979 YE9, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 24, 1979 by Lyudmila Zhuravleva 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
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3074 Popov (1979 YE9)" (2015-02-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3074) Popov". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 253. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
External links
- "3074 Popov (1979 YE9)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2003074.
- 3074 Popov at the JPL Small-Body Database
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