9932 Kopylov
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9932 Kopylov is a main belt asteroid. It orbit
s the Sun
once every 4.08 years.
Discovered on August 23, 1985 by Nikolai Chernykh
working at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "Kopylov" after Ivan Mikheevich Kopylov, the director of the Special Astrophysical Observatory from 1966 until 1985.
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 4.08 years.
Discovered on August 23, 1985 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...
working 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...
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "Kopylov" after Ivan Mikheevich Kopylov, the director of the Special Astrophysical Observatory from 1966 until 1985.