1671 Chaika

1671 Chaika
Discovery[1]
Discovered by G. Neujmin
Discovery site Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date 3 October 1934
Designations
MPC designation 1671 Chaika
Named after
Valentina Tereshkova[2]
1934 TD · 1930 WE
1952 BX · 1955 XA
1963 SO · 1971 RC
A907 GM
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.31 yr (31161 days)
Aphelion 3.2520 AU (486.49 Gm)
Perihelion 1.9215 AU (287.45 Gm)
2.5867 AU (386.96 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.25719
4.16 yr (1519.6 d)
155.86°
 14m 12.876s / day
Inclination 3.9660°
177.18°
250.40°
Earth MOID 0.938803 AU (140.4429 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.0882 AU (312.39 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.371
Physical characteristics
3.7718 h
3.774 ± 0.003 h[3]
12.1

    1671 Chaika, provisionally designated 1934 TD, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1934, by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory in Crimea.[1] The light curve of the body shows a periodicity of 3.774 ± 0.003 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.18 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]

    The asteroid was named in honor of Soviet cosmonaut Valentina "Chaika" Tereshkova. Tereshkova received the call sign "Chaika" – the Russian word for seagull – as she was as the first woman to fly in space.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1671 Chaika (1934 TD)" (2015-07-13 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1671) Chaika. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    3. 1 2 Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M

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