Discovery date 1 April 1976 Alternative names 1976 GX2 Observation arc 61.65 yr (22517 days) Orbits Sun Named after Odessa | MPC designation 2606 Minor planet category main belt Discovered 1 April 1976 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh Similar Sun, Asteroid belt, Solar System, 2577 Litva | ||
2606 Odessa (1976 GX2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1 April 1976 by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. This asteroid was named in honour of the black Sea port city of Odessa.
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