2372 Proskurin

Summary

2372 Proskurin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2372 Proskurin is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 2372 Proskurin's image is recorded as 002372-asteroid shape model (2372) Proskurin.png^[4].
• 2372 Proskurin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2372 Proskurin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Vitaliy Fyodorovich Proskurin is named after 2372 Proskurin^[7].
• 2372 Proskurin's follows is recorded as Q912665^[8].
• 2372 Proskurin's followed by is recorded as Q148826^[9].
• 2372 Proskurin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2372 Proskurin's Commons category is recorded as 2372 Proskurin^[11].
• 2372 Proskurin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 QK2^[13].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 XR^[14].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 XW^[15].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 VR1^[16].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RA8^[17].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as A906 VD^[18].
• 2372 Proskurin's provisional designation is recorded as 2015 RG289^[19].
• 2372 Proskurin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-09-13T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 2372 Proskurin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y81vz^[21].
• 2372 Proskurin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002372^[22].
• 2372 Proskurin's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[24].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1768011'}^[25].
• 2372 Proskurin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1700171341669257'}^[26].
• 2372 Proskurin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2372 Proskurin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Vitaliy Fyodorovich Proskurin is named after 2372 Proskurin^[7].

Why It Matters

2372 Proskurin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]