(2098) Zyskin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Lev Yur'evich Zyskin, professor at the Crimean Medical Institute, head of the Pulmonary Surgery Center.Naming citation (MPC 5283), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zyskin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zyskin is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2098 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 QE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Rotation period | 3.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 6.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lev
All asteroids named after someone called Lev
Also discovered on 18 August 1972
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