3073 Kursk
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | CrAO (Nauchnyj) |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1979 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3073 Kursk |
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Named after
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Kursk[2] |
| 1979 SW11 · 1969 VG1 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 45.74 yr (16,708 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5482 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9367 AU |
| 2.2425 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1363 |
| 3.36 yr (1226.6 days) | |
| 189.71° | |
| Inclination | 5.0356° |
| 204.12° | |
| 232.20° | |
| Known satellites | 1 1.67 km diameter[3] |
| Earth MOID | 0.9569 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.447 h | |
| 13.4 mag | |
3073 Kursk, provisionally known as 1979 SW11, is a main-belt binary asteroid discovered on September 24, 1979 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.[1] A 1.67 kilometer-large moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 1 day, 20 hours, and 57 minutes.[3]
It is named after the old Russian city Kursk.[2]
References
External links
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- 3073 Kursk at the JPL Small-Body Database
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