(2173) Maresjev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1974 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Alexej Petrovich Maresjev, a war veteran whose heroic deed is described in B. Polevoj's novel “Story about a True Man”.Naming citation (MPC 5285), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maresjev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maresjev is 3.45 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2173 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 QG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.3 km (#1,457 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 7.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alexej
All asteroids named after someone called Alexej
Also discovered on 22 August 1974
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