2644 VICTOR JARA

'2644 Victor Jara' is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the Solar System. Initially it received the designation 1973 SO2. The numerical designation indicates that it was the 2644 minor planet/asteroid discovered.
2644 Victor Jara was discovered by Soviet/Russian astronomer/astrophysicist Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at the scientific town of Nauchnyj, Crimea, on September 22, 1973 .

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Meaning of name

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Solar System Dynamics (JPL/NASA)

Meaning of name

Chernykh named the asteroid in honor of the Chilean folk singer Victor Jara who was murdered shortly after the military coup of September 11, 1973 that ended the democratically elected government of the socialist Salvador Allende Gossens.
Victor Jara toured the Soviet Union in the 1960s and praised its culture, its scientific achievements and the friendliness of its working people.

See also

★ List of Numbered Minor Planets

★ List of Astronomical Topics

★ Minor Planet Centre

External links

Solar System Dynamics (JPL/NASA)

★ 2644 Victor Jara – 3D Orbit Diagram

★ Generate Ephemerides for 2644 Victor Jara

★ The Orbital Elements of 2644 Victor Jara

★ 2644 Victor Jara Physical Parameters

★ Discovery Circumstances