23409 Derzhavin
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23409 Derzhavin is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
near Nauchnyj, Ukraine, on August 31, 1978. It is named after Gavrila Derzhavin, a Russian poet and statesman of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Nikolai Chernykh 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...
near Nauchnyj, Ukraine, on August 31, 1978. It is named after Gavrila Derzhavin, a Russian poet and statesman of the 18th and 19th centuries.