(2169) Taiwan
Asteroid (2169) Taiwan |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Astrid family |
Major semi-axis | 2.7885 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0523 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6427 AU - 2.9344 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.53 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.657 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.84 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 16.80 km |
Albedo | 0.099 |
Absolute brightness | 12.45 mag |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
Date of discovery | November 9, 1964 |
Another name | 1964 VP 1 , 1938 DV 1 , 1975 DH 1 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(2169) Taiwan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on November 9, 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the island of Taiwan , southeast of China .