Asteroids of Latvia

      1284_Latvia                   

Opening date: 1933 July 27, Karl Reinmuth, Heidelberg (Germany)   
 The first who defined orbit - Kārlis Šteins (1911-1983), Latvian astronomer  
 At the suggestion of K. Steins asteroid was named LATVIA      
Name was first mentioned in the Names of the Minor Planets by Paul_Herget in 1955 (H 118)
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  1796_Riga                  
 Opening date: 1966 May 16, CrAO, Chernykh / photo /
                Date of assignment name: 1971 September 25 (MPC 03185)                                          
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                  2867_Šteins  / photo /                   
    Opening date: 1969 November 4, CrAO, / Chernykh /  
                     Date of assignment name: 1986 September 18  / MPC 11157 /, p. 63                                   
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The first images of the asteroid 2867 Šteins with of space probe Rosetta


 1805_Dirikis              
   Opening date: 1970 April 1, CrAO, / Chernykh /  
         Date of assignment name: 1974 January 1 (MPC 03569).                               
In honor of the Latvian astronomer Matiss Dirikiss (1923-1993)  
 / Researcher motion of asteroids and comets /  
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         2014_Vasilevskis  / photo /
            Opening date: 1973 May 2, Arnold Richard Klemola  
          Name was published before November 1977 ( MPC 4190).                          
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           3233_Krisbarons  / photo /  
                   Opening date: 1977 September 9, CrAO  / Chernykh /      
            Date of assignment name: 1987 July 11 / MPC 12015 / p. 129                          
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         4136_Artmane  / photo /  
                         Opening date: 1968 March 28, CrAO  / Tamara Smirnova /
                      Date of assignment name: 1996 October 26  / MPC 28089 / p. 139                             
In honor of Soviet and of Latvian actress Vija Artmane    
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                  4391_Balodis  / photo-1 , 2 /    
          Opening date: 1977 August 21, CrAO  / Chernykh /  
                    Date of assignment name: 1992 September 12  / MPC 20837 / р. 169                          
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 4392_Agita         
                         Opening date: 1978 September 13, CrAO  / Chernykh /    
                              Date of assignment name: 1992 September 12  / MPC 20837 / р. 169                            
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         16513_Vasks  / photo /
               Opening date: 1990 November 15 / Eric Walter Elst /    
    La Silla Observatory  / ESO /
            Date of assignment name: 2006 June 13  / MPC 56960 / p. 42                        
In honor of the Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks   
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  23617_Duna    
     Opening date: 1996 April 17 / Eric Walter Elst /   
           La Silla Observatory  / ESO /
       Date of assignment name: 2007 June 1 / MPC 59923 /, p. 117                          
Duna is the ancient name of the river Daugava, upon which was built Riga - capital of Latvia   
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  24709_Mitau    
        Opening date:  1991 August 6  / Eric Walter Elst /  
        La Silla Observatory  / ESO /
     Date of assignment name: 2007 June 1  / MPC 59923 /, p. 117                       
     Mitau is the ancient name of the Latvian city of Jelgava.
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       24794_Kurland   
           Opening date: 1993 October 20  / Eric Walter Elst /  
           La Silla Observatory  / ESO /
    Date of assignment name: 2007 June 1  / MPC 59923 /, p. 117                     
Kurland (Courland) this is the ancient name of the districts Zemgale and Kurzeme in present-day Latvia.  
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        37623_Valmiera 
                   Opening date: 1993 September 15  / Eric Walter Elst /  
             La Silla Observatory  / ESO /
                       Date of assignment name: 2008 January 22  / MPC 37623 /, р. 157                           
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               274084_Baldone     
               Opening date: 2008 January 3  / Ilgmars Eglitis /     
                              Date of assignment name: 2011 December 10  / MPC 77510 /, p.386                        
      Baldone Observatory   
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         284984_Ikaunieks 
                    Jānis_Ikaunieks / photo /     
    Opening date: 2010 April 12  / Ilgmars Eglitis /     
             Date of assignment name: 2012 February 7  / MPC 78272 /, p. 400
                           Baldone Observatory      
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             545619_Lapuska       
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          567580_ Latuni       
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Igor Abakumov
                 February 18, 2024