Discovered by T. Smirnova MPC designation 2121 Sevastopol Minor planet category main-belt Inclination 4.3781° Discoverer Tamara Smirnova | Discovery date 27 June 1971 Named after Sevastopol city Discovered 27 June 1971 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1971 ME · 1932 HM
1936 WD · 1938 DY
1939 TO · 1952 SZ
1968 QJ1 · 1977 ED2
1978 WG Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Similar 2127 Tanya, Asteroid belt, 317 Roxane, 2577 Litva, Sun | ||
2121 Sevastopol, provisionally designated 1971 ME, is a main-belt binary asteroid discovered on June 27, 1971 by Tamara Smirnova at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
The asteroid was named after the Crimean city on the 200th anniversary of its foundation.
Satellite
In 2010 a moon was discovered around the asteroid, orbiting at a distance of 26 kilometers with a diameter of 3.54 ± 0.17 km.
References
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