Discovered by L. Zhuravleva Observation arc 18788 days (51.44 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Alexander Popov | Discovery date 24 December 1979 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 24 December 1979 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1979 YE9 · 1964 TZ1975 XK1 · 1978 RF14 Discovery site | ||
3074 Popov , provisionally known as 1979 YE9, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 24, 1979 by Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Nauchnyj Observatory. It is named after Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov, who is considered to be the inventor of radio in his homeland and eastern European countries. A lunar crater is also named after him.
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