Discovered by N. S. Chernykh MPC designation 9932 Kopylov Discovered 23 August 1985 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 23 August 1985 Observation arc 18407 days (50.40 yr) Absolute magnitude 13.3 Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh | |
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Alternative names 1985 QP5, 1965 UL2, 1989 TY13 Aphelion 2.7923736 AU (417.73314 Gm) Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory | ||
9932 Kopylov is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.08 years.
Discovered on August 23, 1985 by Nikolai Chernykh working at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1985 QP5". It was later renamed "Kopylov" after Ivan Mikheevich Kopylov, the director of the Special Astrophysical Observatory from 1966 until 1985.
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