Discovered by N. Chernykh MPC designation 3073 Kursk Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 24 September 1979 Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 24 September 1979 Alternative names 1979 SW11 ยท 1969 VG1 Observation arc 16708 days (45.74 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Kursk Moon S/2007 (3073) 1 | |
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | ||
3073 Kursk, provisionally known as 1979 SW11, is a main-belt binary asteroid discovered on September 24, 1979 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. A 1.67 kilometer-large moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 1 day, 20 hours, and 57 minutes.
It is named after the old Russian city Kursk.
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