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]
Alternative names	1971 OT · 1952 KA1 1952 MT · 1961 JG 1962 SG
Minor planet category	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)
Semi-major axis	2.7848 AU (416.60 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.19260
Orbital period	4.65 yr (1697.4 d)
Mean anomaly	223.98°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 43.488^s / day
Inclination	7.0238°
Longitude of ascending node	272.91°
Argument of perihelion	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
Rotation period	8.8015 h (0.36673 d)
Spectral type	Ch (SMASSII)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.1

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. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1836 Komarov (1971 OT)" (2015-04-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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.

External links

• "1836 Komarov (1971 OT)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001836.
• 1836 Komarov at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters