2208 Pushkin

Pushkin
Discovery and designation
Discovered by N. S. Chernykh
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Discovery date August 22, 1977
Designations
MPC designation 2208
Named after Alexander Pushkin
Alternative names 1977 QL3
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.6556025
Peri 3.3340205
Eccentricity 0.0460085
Orbital period 2386.3496030
Mean anomaly 159.70478
Inclination 5.41600
Longitude of ascending node 79.48005
Argument of peri 2.79203
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo 0.0497
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.96

2208 Pushkin (1977 QL3) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.

It was named after the leading writer of Russia, Pushkin.

Last modified on 18 March 2013, at 20:53