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2122 Pyatiletka

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Discovered by
  
T. M. Smirnova

MPC designation
  
2122

Observation arc
  
61.95 yr (22626 days)

Discovered
  
14 December 1971

Discoverer
  
Tamara Smirnova

Discovery date
  
14 December 1971

Alternative names
  
1971 XB

Orbital period
  
1,359 days

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
2.4735229 AU (370.03376 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

Similar
  
2127 Tanya, Asteroid belt, 2100 Ra‑Shalom, 2101 Adonis, Sun

2122 Pyatiletka (1971 XB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 14, 1971, by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named in honor of Five-Year Plans of the USSR.

References

2122 Pyatiletka Wikipedia