(2336) Xinjiang

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Asteroid
(2336) Xinjiang
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.2021  AU
eccentricity 0.1496
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7232 AU - 3.6809 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.784 °
Sidereal period 5,730 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.64 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 17 km
Absolute brightness 11,836 likes
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery November 26, 1975
Another name 1975 WL 1 , 1929 VV, 1974 SA 1
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(2336) Xinjiang is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 November 1975 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Xinjiang autonomous region in northwest China.

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