2349 Kurchenko

Kurchenko
Discovery
Discovered by T. Smirnova
Discovery site Nauchnyj
Discovery date 30 July 1970
Designations
MPC designation 2349
1970 OG
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 57.76 yr (21097 days)
Aphelion 3.0997819 AU (463.72077 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4367142 AU (364.52726 Gm)
2.768248 AU (414.1240 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1197631
4.61 yr (1682.3 d)
279.93878°
 12m 50.369s / day
Inclination 17.48725°
133.14284°
218.60937°
Earth MOID 1.4467 AU (216.42 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.30072 AU (344.183 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.261
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 21km
Mean radius
10.76 ± 1.65 km
8.6219 h (0.35925 d)
0.0663 ± 0.026
11.3

    2349 Kurchenko (1970 OG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 30, 1970 by T. Smirnova at Nauchnyj. The asteroid is named after Nadezhda Kurchenko.[2]

    On 19 October 2008 there was an occultation of the star TYC 0160-01337-1 by 2349 Kurchenko.[3]

    References

    1. "2349 Kurchenko (1970 OG)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 182. ISBN 3642297188.
    3. "2008 European Asteroidal Occultation Results". Euraster. Retrieved 6 Dec 2013.

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