3074 Popov

3074 Popov
Discovery [1]
Discovered by L. Zhuravleva
Discovery site CrAO (Nauchnyj)
Discovery date 24 December 1979
Designations
MPC designation 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°
 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)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 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

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3074 Popov (1979 YE9)" (2015-02-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3074) Popov". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2007. p. 253. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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