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2111 Tselina

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Discovered by
  
T. M. Smirnova

Alternative names
  
1969 LG

Discovered
  
13 June 1969

Discoverer
  
Tamara Smirnova

MPC designation
  
2111

Discovery date
  
13 June 1969

Observation arc
  
47.81 yr (17464 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
3.3026063 AU (494.06287 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.7286131 AU (408.19471 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

Similar
  
2100 Ra‑Shalom, 2101 Adonis, Sun

2111 Tselina (1969 LG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 13, 1969 by Soviet astronomer T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Virgin Soil development in the USSR.

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2111 Tselina Wikipedia