Discovered by N. Chernykh MPC designation 2420 Ciurlionis Minor planet category main-belt Orbital period 1,498 days Orbits Sun | Discovery date 3 October 1975 Alternative names 1975 TN · 1979 QF Observation arc 39.88 yr (14566 days) Discovered 3 October 1975 Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh | |
Named after Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Similar 2577 Litva, Asteroid belt, Sun, Solar System | ||
2420 Čiurlionis, provisionally designated 1975 TN, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Ukrainian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on 3 October 1975. With a period of 4.10 years, it orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–2.9 AU.
It was named after Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911).
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