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Tamara Smirnova
Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova (russian: Тама́ра Миха́йловна Смирно́ва; 1935–2001) was a Soviet Union, Soviet/Russian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. Career From 1966 to 1988, Smirnova was a staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Saint Petersburg, Leningrad. She is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 135 numbered minor planets during 1966–1984. She also co-discovered the periodic comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh, along with Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh. The main-belt asteroid 5540 Smirnova, discovered by herself in 1971, was named in her honor following a proposal by the ''Institute of Theoretical Astronomy''. Naming citation was published on 17 March 1995 (). List of discovered minor planets See also * References 1935 births 2001 deaths Soviet women scientists Discoverers of asteroids Discoverers of comets Discoveries by Tamara Mikha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Planet
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor planet'', but that year's meeting reclassified minor planets and comets into dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies (SSSBs).Press release, IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes International Astronomical Union, August 24, 2006. Accessed May 5, 2008. Minor planets include asteroids ( |
1854 Skvortsov
1854 Skvortsov ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a stony background asteroid and relatively slow rotator from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1968, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on the Crimean peninsula. It is named after astronomer Evgenii Skvortsov. Orbit and classification The asteroid orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.2–2.9 AU once every 4.04 years (1,477 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 5 ° with respect to the ecliptic. ''Skvortsov'' was first observed at Goethe Link Observatory in 1962, when it was identified as , extending the body's observation arc by 6 years prior to its official discovery observation. Naming This minor planet was named in honor of Evgenii Skvortsov (1882–1952), an instructor of astronomy in the Simferopol Pedagogical Institute, an active obse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2093 Genichesk
2093 Genichesk, provisional designation , is a Baptistina asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 April 1971, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. It was named for the Ukrainian town Henichesk. Orbit and classification ''Genichesk'' is a member of the Baptistina family. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,249 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 6 ° with respect to the ecliptic. A first precovery was taken at Palomar Observatory in 1950, extending the body's observation arc by 21 years prior to its official discovery. Physical characteristics Diameter and albedo The ''Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link'' assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous C-type asteroids of 0.57 and calculates a diameter of 12.29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2072 Kosmodemyanskaya
2072 Kosmodemyanskaya, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 31 August 1973, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. It was named after Lyubov Kosmodemyanskaya, mother of Soviet heroes Zoya and Aleksandr. Classification and orbit ''Kosmodemyanskaya'' orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,402 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 5 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first identified as at Turku Observatory in 1944. Its first used observation is a precovery taken at Palomar Observatory in 1956, extending the body's observation arc by 17 years prior to the official discovery observation at Nauchnyj. Physical characteristics ''Kosmodemyanskaya'' has been characterized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2046 Leningrad
2046 Leningrad, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1968, by Soviet astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named for the Soviet city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Orbit and classification ''Leningrad'' is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of carbonaceous asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits, located in the outer-belt main. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.6–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,048 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins 39 years prior to its official discovery observation, with a precovery taken at Lowell Observatory in October 1929. One week later, the asteroid was identified as at Lowel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2032 Ethel
2032 Ethel, provisional designation , is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 36 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 July 1970, by Soviet astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named after Irish writer Ethel Voynich. Orbit and classification ''Ethel'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the outer asteroid belt at a distance of 2.7–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,967 days; semi-major axis 3.07 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 2 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with it identification as at Goethe Link Observatory in February 1952, more than 18 years prior to its official discovery observation Nauchnyj. Physical characteristics Diameter and albedo According to the survey carried out by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Veteraniya
2011 Veteraniya, provisional designation , is a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 August 1970, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula, and named for the Soviet veterans of the Second World War. Classification and orbit ''Veteraniya'' is a member of the Vesta family. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,347 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 6 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The first precovery was taken at Palomar Observatory in 1950, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 20 years prior to its discovery. Physical characteristics The ''Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link'' (CALL) and Pan-STARRS large-scale survey classify it as a S-type and V-type asteroid, respectively. According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Voloshina
2009 Voloshina, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1968, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named for WWII partisan Vera Voloshina. Classification and orbit ''Voloshina'' orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,009 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic. In March 1926, ''Voloshina'' was first observed as at Yerkes Observatory and one day later at Heidelberg Observatory. Its observation arc begins at Heidelberg, 62 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics ''Voloshina'' has been characterized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey. Lightcurves In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Euler
2002 Euler is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 29 August 1973, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, and assigned the prov. designation . It was named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler. Orbit and characterization ''Euler'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,373 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 9 ° with respect to the ecliptic. Naming This minor planet was named after Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). His contributions to astronomy included two theories for the motion of the Moon. Euler spent much of his time in St. Petersburg and was associated with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Shura
1977 Shura, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 August 1970, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named for Soviet Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky. Orbit and classification ''Shura'' orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.6–3.0 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,694 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 8 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first observed as at Turku Observatory in 1942. The first used observation was a precovery taken at Goethe Link Observatory in 1954, extending the body's observation arc by 16 years prior to its official discovery observation at Nauchnyj. Physical characteristics Rotation period A rotational lightcurve was obtained from photometric measurements made at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Ambartsumian
1905 Ambartsumian, provisional designation , is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 May 1972, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named after theoretical astrophysicist Victor Ambartsumian. Orbit and classification ''Ambartsumian'' orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,211 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as at Simeiz Observatory in 1932, extending the body's observation arc by 40 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, ''Ambartsumian'' measures 8.0 kilometers in diameter and its su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Massevitch
1904 Massevitch ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 9 May 1972, by the Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. The uncommon R-type asteroid has a rotation period of 5.3 hours and measures approximately in diameter. It was later named after Russian astrophysicist Alla Masevich. Orbit ''Massevitch'' orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.5–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,662 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 13 ° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as at Goethe Link Observatory in 1949, extending the body's observation arc by 23 years prior to its discovery observation. Naming This minor planet was named after Russian astrophysicist and astronomer Alla Genrichovna Massevitch (born 1918), vice-president of the Astronomical Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
