1836 Komarov

1836 Komarov
Discovery [1]
Discovered by N. Chernykh
Discovery site CrAO (Nauchnyj)
Discovery date 26 July 1971
Designations
MPC designation 1836 Komarov
Named after
Vladimir Komarov (cosmonaut)[2]
1971 OT · 1952 KA1
1952 MT · 1961 JG
1962 SG
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 63.71 yr (23271 days)
Aphelion 3.3212 AU (496.84 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2485 AU (336.37 Gm)
2.7848 AU (416.60 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.19260
4.65 yr (1697.4 d)
223.98°
 12m 43.488s / day
Inclination 7.0238°
272.91°
12.247°
Earth MOID 1.23094 AU (184.146 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.83504 AU (274.518 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.293
Physical characteristics
8.8015 h (0.36673 d)
Ch (SMASSII)
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    1836 Komarov, provisional designation 1971 OT, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 26 July 1971 by Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj.[1]

    It is named in honor of Vladimir Komarov (1927–1967), Soviet cosmonaut who headed the manned flight on the Voskhod spacecraft. He was killed when the Soyuz 1 space capsule crashed after re-entry on 24 April 1967 due to a parachute failure.[2][3]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1836 Komarov (1971 OT)" (2015-04-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1836) Komarov. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 147. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    3. Lawrence W. Baker, ed. (2005). "Almanac". Space Exploration Reference Library 1.

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