2420 Čiurlionis
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | CrAO (Nauchnyj) |
| Discovery date | 3 October 1975 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2420 Ciurlionis |
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Named after
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Mikalojus Čiurlionis[2] |
| 1975 TN · 1979 QF | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 39.88 yr (14,566 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9016 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2182 AU |
| 2.5599 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1334 |
| 4.10 yr (1496.0 days) | |
| 223.71° | |
| Inclination | 14.610° |
| 205.64° | |
| 197.98° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.2299 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.84 h | |
| 12.2 | |
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2420 Čiurlionis, provisionally designated 1975 TN, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Ukrainian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on 3 October 1975. With a period of 4.10 years, it orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–2.9 AU.[1]
It was named after Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911).[2]
References
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- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2420 Čiurlionis at the JPL Small-Body Database
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