769 Tatjana Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
769 Tatjana
Mpc Name:(769) Tatjana
Alt Names:1913 TA
Discovered:6 October 1913
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.18574
Semimajor:3.1701AU
Perihelion:2.5813AU
Aphelion:3.7589abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:5.64 yr (2061.6 d)
Inclination:7.3689°
Asc Node:38.487°
Arg Peri:253.943°
Mean Radius: km
53.135 ± 2.01 km
Density:10.03 ± 1.52 g/cm3
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:101.12 yr (36933 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:9.0
Rotation:35.08abbr=onNaNabbr=on

769 Tatjana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The body was named such after Tatiana Larina, protagonist of Alexander Pushkin's poem "Eugene Onegin".[1] It's possible that the name was suggested by the provisional designation of the asteroid, 1913 TA, but unlike bodies named by Wolf, Knopff and Metcalf in the years 1905–1909, there's no naming pattern to support this.

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Notes and References

  1. Schmadel, Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. — Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. — B., Heidelberg, N. Y.: Springer, 2003. — P. 73. — .