based on a high-resolution spectrum by Xu et al. (1995) or Bus and Binzel (2002)
2280 Kunikov
Discovered 1971 Sept. 26 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
Named in memory of Tzezar' L´vovich Kunikov (1909-1943), commander of the landing party that seized Malaya Zemlya in the Novorossijsk region in February 1943.
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