2606 Odessa
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A three-dimensional model of 2606 Odessa based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | 1 April 1976 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2606 |
Named after | Odessa |
| 1976 GX2 | |
| main belt[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.65 yr (22517 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.48863 AU (521.892 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.02969 AU (303.637 Gm) |
| 2.75916 AU (412.764 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.264380 |
| 4.58 yr (1674.0 d) | |
| 238.739° | |
| 0° 12m 54.176s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.4525° |
| 197.312° | |
| 353.230° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.03012 AU (154.104 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.47713 AU (220.976 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.257 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.244 ± 0.002 hours[4] | |
| 11.3,[5] 11.7[2] | |
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2606 Odessa (1976 GX2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1 April 1976 by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.[1] This asteroid was named in honour of the black Sea port city of Odessa.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- 1 2 3 "2606 Odessa (1976 GX2)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "(2606) Odessa". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ↑ Oliver; et al. (2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory: 2008 March". The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 149–150. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..149O.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 213. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
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