1836 Komarov
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1836 Komarov (prov. designation: 1971 OT) is a carbonaceous Dorian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 July 1971 by Russian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij on the Crimean peninsula.[13] It was named after Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov.[2]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
Discovery date | 26 July 1971 |
Designations | |
(1836) Komarov | |
Named after | Vladimir Komarov (Soviet cosmonaut)[2] |
1971 OT · 1952 KA1 1952 MT · 1961 JG 1962 SG | |
main-belt · (middle) Dora[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 63.89 yr (23,334 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3187 AU |
Perihelion | 2.2523 AU |
2.7855 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1914 |
4.65 yr (1,698 days) | |
308.73° | |
0° 12m 43.2s / day | |
Inclination | 7.0195° |
272.76° | |
12.344° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 21.16 km (calculated)[4] 21.55±6.10 km[5] 21.84±6.55 km[6] 22.240±0.304 km[7][8] 22.86±0.73 km[9] 25.40±9.32 km[10] |
8.8015±0.0004 h[11] 9.695±0.005 h[lower-alpha 1] | |
0.042±0.005[7][8] 0.043±0.019[10] 0.05±0.05[5] 0.057 (assumed)[4] 0.06±0.06[6] 0.103±0.007[9] | |
SMASS = Ch[1] · C[4][12] | |
11.30[9] · 11.9[7] · 11.98±0.37[12] · 12.00[6][10] · 12.1[1][4] · 12.15[5] | |
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