3073 Kursk

Orbit and characterization

Kursk is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest families of stony S-type asteroid in the main belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,227 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, a S-type asteroid and the family's largest member and namesake – and derives a diameter of 4.67 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.86.

Satellite

A 1.67 kilometer-large minor-planet moon was discovered orbiting Kursk in 44.96 hours (or 1 day, 20 hours, and 57 minutes).

Naming

This minor planet was named after the old Russian city Kursk. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 2 July 1985 (M.P.C. 9771).

References

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