1855 Korolev

1855 Korolev
Shape model of Korolev from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Chernykh
Discovery siteCrimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date8 October 1969
Designations
(1855) Korolev
Named after
Sergey Korolyov
(Soviet rocket engineer)[2]
1969 TU1 · 1961 JD
1964 DD
main-belt · Flora[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc55.74 yr (20,358 days)
Aphelion2.4363 AU
Perihelion2.0583 AU
2.2473 AU
Eccentricity0.0841
3.37 yr (1,231 days)
286.81°
0° 17m 33.36s / day
Inclination3.0793°
191.03°
349.40°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.789±0.253 km[4]
7.47 km (calculated)[3]
4.65±0.01 h[5]
4.656199±0.000001 h[6]
4.6568±0.0001 h[a]
4.66±0.01 h[7]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
0.319±0.032[4]
S[3]
12.70[4] · 12.8[1][3]

1855 Korolev (prov. designation: 1969 TU1) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. Discovered in 1969, it was later named after Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev.[2]

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