Discovered by N. Chernykh Alternative names 1979 SE9 Discovered 22 September 1979 Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 22 September 1979 Observation arc 61.69 yr (22531 days) Orbits Sun Named after Vladimir Kotelnikov MPC designation 2726 | |
Aphelion 3.0733015 AU (459.75936 Gm) Perihelion 2.6446734 AU (395.63751 Gm) Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | ||
2726 Kotelnikov (1979 SE9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1979 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
The asteroid is named in honor of Soviet scientist Vladimir Kotelnikov.
References
2726 Kotelnikov Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA