2372 Proskurin

Summary

2372 Proskurin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2372 Proskurin is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 2372 Proskurin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2372 Proskurin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Vitaliy Fyodorovich Proskurin is named after 2372 Proskurin^[6].
• 2372 Proskurin followed Q912665^[7].
• 2372 Proskurin was followed by Q148826^[8].
• 2372 Proskurin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2372 Proskurin's Commons category is recorded as 2372 Proskurin^[10].
• 2372 Proskurin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 QK2^[12].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 XR^[13].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 XW^[14].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 VR1^[15].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RA8^[16].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as A906 VD^[17].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 2015 RG289^[18].
• 2372 Proskurin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 13, 1977^[19].
• 2372 Proskurin's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[21].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1768011'}^[22].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1700171341669257'}^[23].
• 2372 Proskurin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[24].
• 2372 Proskurin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.95'}^[25].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.74331'}^[26].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.743212591823545'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2372 Proskurin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Vitaliy Fyodorovich Proskurin is named after 2372 Proskurin^[6].

Why It Matters

2372 Proskurin has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]