2188 Orlenok
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2188 Orlenok is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 28, 1976 by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
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Named on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the all-Union pioneer camp Orlenok
in the Tuapse
region. An orlenok, or an eaglet, is the symbol of the young revolutionary.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on October 28, 1976 by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in Ukraine. CrAO has been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities are located near the settlement of Nauchny since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further...
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Named on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the all-Union pioneer camp Orlenok
Orlyonok
Orlyonok was one of the main Soviet Young Pioneer camps and is currently the main Children's Center in Russia.Orlyonok's name is taken from the title of a popular Young Pioneer song "Orlyonok" about a 16-year old Red Army soldier about to be executed by enemies.-History:The Orylonok camp was...
in the Tuapse
Tuapse
Tuapse is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shore of the Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik and north of Sochi. It serves as the administrative center of Tuapsinsky District, although administratively it is separate from it...
region. An orlenok, or an eaglet, is the symbol of the young revolutionary.