Discovered by N. Chernykh MPC designation 2312 Duboshin Minor planet category main-belt (outer) Absolute magnitude 10.18 | Discovery date 1 April 1976 Named after Georgij Duboshin Discovered 1 April 1976 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1976 GU2 · 1943 DH1971 QJ · 1972 TJ71973 YE2 · 1975 CF1976 JN Discovery site | ||
2312 Duboshin, provisional designation 1976 GU2, is a 55-klilometer sized outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by Nikolai Chernykh at Nauchnyj Observatory in Crimea.
It is named after astronomer Georgij Nikolaevich Duboshin {1904–1986}, distinguished authority on celestial mechanics, author of several textbooks, president of IAU Commission 7, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, from 1970 to 1973.
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