2015 Kachuevskaya

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2015 Kachuevskaya
Discovery
Discovered by L. Zhuravleva
Discovery site Nauchnyj
Discovery dateSeptember 4, 1972
Designations
2015
Named after
Natasha Kachuevskaya
1972 RA3
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.5785034
Perihelion 2.0915664
Eccentricity 0.1042676
1303.2822984
73.28201
Inclination 11.91562
344.64703
273.66510
Physical characteristics
12.4

    2015 Kachuevskaya (provisional designation 1972 RA3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1972 by L. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj. [1]

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    It was later named in honor of the Russian military doctor Natalia Kachuevskaya who died in the Battle of Stalingrad. [2]

    Physical & orbital characteristics

    The absolute magnitude of Kachuevskaya is 12.1 and its rotation period is 42.53 hours.

    Kachuevskaya is located at an average distance of 2.336 AU from the Sun, with a minimum distance of 2.093 AU and a maximum of 2.578 AU. It has an orbital inclination of 11.91 degrees and an eccentricity of 0.1039. It takes 1304 days to complete one orbit around the Sun. [1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "2015 Kachuevskaya (1972 RA3)". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
    2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Internet Archive. Berlin ; New York : Springer. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
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