Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova |
Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
Discovery date | 30 August 1970 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 2126 |
1970 QZ | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 85.19 yr (31115 days) |
Aphelion | 2.67627 AU (400.364 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.10373 AU (314.714 Gm) |
2.39000 AU (357.539 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.119778 |
3.69 yr (1349.6 d) | |
69.9885° | |
0° 16m 0.307s / day | |
Inclination | 8.48339° |
327.679° | |
69.6882° | |
Earth MOID | 1.12577 AU (168.413 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.73794 AU (409.590 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.508 |
Physical characteristics | |
22.951 ± 0.005 hours | |
12.4, 12.7 | |
2126 Gerasimovich (1970 QZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1970 by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It was named in honor of Boris Gerasimovich, a Russian astronomer.