Discovered by G. Neujmin MPC designation 1671 Chaika Observation arc 85.31 yr (31161 days) Discovered 3 October 1934 Discoverer Grigory Neujmin Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | Discovery date 3 October 1934 Minor planet category main-belt Orbital period 1,522 years Orbits Sun Named after Valentina Tereshkova | |
Alternative names 1934 TD · 1930 WE
1952 BX · 1955 XA
1963 SO · 1971 RC
A907 GM Similar Sun, 951 Gaspra, 824 Anastasia, 847 Agnia, 762 Pulcova | ||
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1671 Chaika, provisionally designated 1934 TD, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1934, by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory in Crimea. The light curve of the body shows a periodicity of 3.774 ± 0.003 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.18 ± 0.03 in magnitude.
The asteroid was named in honor of Soviet cosmonaut Valentina "Chaika" Tereshkova. Tereshkova received the call sign "Chaika" – the Russian word for seagull – as she was as the first woman to fly in space.
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