9915 Potanin
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9915 Potanin is a C-type
main belt asteroid. It orbit
s the Sun
once every 5.05 years.
Discovered on September 8, 1977 by Nikolai Chernykh
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "Potanin" after Grigorij Potanin, a Russian explorer of Siberia
.
C-type asteroid
C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. They are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids, and an even higher percentage in the outer part of the asteroid belt beyond 2.7 AU, which is dominated by this asteroid type...
main belt asteroid. It orbit
Orbit
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space, for example the orbit of a planet around the center of a star system, such as the Solar System...
s the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
once every 5.05 years.
Discovered on September 8, 1977 by Nikolai Chernykh
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh was a Soviet and Russian astronomer.Chernykh was born in the city of Usman' in Voronezh Oblast...
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "Potanin" after Grigorij Potanin, a Russian explorer of Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
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