(90414) Karpov

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( 90414 ) Karpov is an asteroid of the inner main belt, which the Spanish astronomers Rafael Ferrando at the Observatorio Pla D' Arguines (IAU code 941) was discovered in Segorbe, Valencia Province on 19 December 2003.

It is believed that ( 90414 ) Karpov could in a broader sense, to Vesta family, a large group of asteroids, named after ( 4) Vesta, the second largest asteroid and the third-largest celestial body of the main belt. The timeless ( nichtoskulierenden ) orbital elements of ( 90414 ) Karpov are almost identical to those of, if you like of the absolute brightness of 14.5 compared with 16.1 runs out, larger asteroid ( 39255 ) 2000 YA119.

( 90414 ) Karpov was by Anatoly Karpov, the twelfth world chess champion, named. The appointment was made on 21 July 2005. Occasion of the 25th anniversary of the World Chess Championship 1984/85 Karpov played in September 2009 in Valencia against Garry Kasparov, a quick and blitz chess tournament. A group of astronomers from Segorbe with Rafael Ferrando handed Karpov during the tournament, a poster with the picture of the asteroid as well as a replica of the asteroid made of stone.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Argument of periapsis Orbital speed Intrinsic brightness Minor planet designation Province of Valencia (4) Vesta Fast chess Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California Minor Planet Center International Astronomical Union Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge (Massachusetts)

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