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1283 Komsomolia

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Discovered by
  
V. Albitzkij

MPC designation
  
1283

Observation arc
  
113.54 yr (41472 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Komsomol

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
25 September 1925

Alternative names
  
1925 SC

Discovered
  
25 September 1925

Discoverer
  
Vladimir Albitsky

Discovery site
  
Simeiz Observatory

Aphelion
  
3.8855230 AU (581.26597 Gm)

Similar
  
625 Xenia, 9081 Hideakianno, 17 Thetis, 18 Melpomene, 13 Egeria

1283 Komsomolia (1925 SC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1925, by V. Albitzkij at Simeis.

It is named after Komsomol, the youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).

References

1283 Komsomolia Wikipedia