2312 Duboshin

2312 Duboshin
Discovery [1]
Discovered by N. Chernykh
Discovery site CrAO (Nauchnyj)
Discovery date 1 April 1976
Designations
MPC designation 2312 Duboshin
Named after
Georgij Duboshin[2]
1976 GU2 · 1943 DH
1971 QJ · 1972 TJ7
1973 YE2 · 1975 CF
1976 JN
main-belt (outer)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 73.06 yr (26684 days)
Aphelion 4.5826 AU (685.55 Gm)
Perihelion 3.3543 AU (501.80 Gm)
3.9685 AU (593.68 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.15475
7.91 yr (2887.6 d)
150.08°
 7m 28.812s / day
Inclination 5.1609°
61.460°
342.14°
Earth MOID 2.3627 AU (353.45 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 0.827079 AU (123.7293 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.030
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 54.9 km
Mean radius
27.47 ± 1.55 km
0.0496 ± 0.006
BV = 0.739 mag
UB = 0.246 mag
tholen = D
10.18

    2312 Duboshin, provisional designation 1976 GU2, is a 55-klilometer sized outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by Nikolai Chernykh at Nauchnyj Observatory in Crimea.[1]

    It is named after astronomer Georgij Nikolaevich Duboshin {1904–1986}, distinguished authority on celestial mechanics, author of several textbooks, president of IAU Commission 7, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, from 1970 to 1973.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2312 Duboshin (1976 GU2)" (2015-05-31 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2312) Duboshin". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 188. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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