Discovered by T. M. Smirnova Alternative names 1975 ED Discovered 4 March 1975 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 4 March 1975 Observation arc 22596 days (61.86 yr) Absolute magnitude 13.2 Discoverer Tamara Smirnova MPC designation 4185 | |
Aphelion 2.4334180 AU (364.03415 Gm) Perihelion 2.0017759 AU (299.46141 Gm) Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | ||
4185 Phystech (1975 ED) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj. It is named in honor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). The name was proposed by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in St. Petersburg on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of MIPT in 1996.
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