(2215) Sichuan

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Asteroid
(2215) Sichuan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7923  AU
eccentricity 0.2637
Perihelion - aphelion 2.056 AU - 3.5287 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.749 °
Sidereal period 4,666 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.82 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 14.82 km
Albedo 0.140
Absolute brightness 11,625 likes
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery November 12, 1964
Another name 1964 VX 2 , 1942 GO, 1950 XO
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(2215) Sichuan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12. November 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Sichuan .

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