2139 Makharadze, provisional designation , is a rare-type asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 30 June 1970, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj.
Orbit and classification
Makharadze belongs to the Nysa-Polana complex of asteroids. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,411 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.
Physical characteristics
In the Tholen classification, Makharadze is a F-type asteroid. It has a rotation period of 11.9759 hours with a brightness variation of 0.38 magnitude.
Naming
This minor planet was named after the Georgian city of Ozurgeti, formerly known as Makharadze. Makharadze is the twin city of Genichesk, Tamara Smirnova's Ukrainian birthplace. The approved naming citation was published on 8 February 1982 ().
References
Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2005) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm Pray, D.P.; Galad, A.; Gajdos, S.; Kornos, L.; et al. (2006) Minor Planet Bul. 33, 26.
External links Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info ) Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center