(3213) Smolensk

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( 3213 ) Smolensk is an asteroid of the outer main belt, which was discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh on 14 July 1977 at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj (IAU code 095).

The asteroid belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids, which was named after ( 24) Themis. The timeless ( nichtoskulierenden ) orbital elements of ( 3213 ) Smolensk are almost identical to those of the smaller, if we start from the absolute brightness of 16.4 compared with 12.3, asteroids ( 362 525 ) 2010 TT151.

( 3213 ) Smolensk was named after the western Russian city of Smolensk on April 2, 1988.

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