(2280) Kunikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Tzezar' L'vovich Kunikov (1909-1943), commander of the landing party that seized Malaya Zemlya in the Novorossijsk region in February 1943.Naming citation (MPC 6059), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kunikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kunikov is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2280 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 SL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.14 km (#8,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Rotation period | 21.4 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 3.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 September 1971
More named asteroids discovered by T. M. Smirnova
- (1774) Kulikov
- (1791) Patsayev
- (1793) Zoya
- (1804) Chebotarev
- (1835) Gajdariya
- (1854) Skvortsov
- (1857) Parchomenko
- (1900) Katyusha
- (1902) Shaposhnikov
- (1903) Adzhimushkaj
- (1904) Massevitch
- (1905) Ambartsumian
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