Discovered by N. S. Chernykh MPC designation 9915 Potanin Discovered 8 September 1977 Orbits Sun Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh | Discovery date 8 September 1977 Observation arc 14060 days (38.49 yr) Absolute magnitude 13.3 Spectral type C-type asteroid Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Alternative names 1977 RD2, 1982 SP5, 1987 RS2 Aphelion 3.5005352 AU (523.67261 Gm) Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | ||
9915 Potanin is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 5.05 years.
Discovered on September 8, 1977 by Nikolai Chernykh, it was given the provisional designation "1977 RD2". It was later renamed "Potanin" after Grigorij Potanin, a Russian explorer of Siberia.
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