(2398) Jilin

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Asteroid
(2398) Jilin
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3923  AU
eccentricity 0.2361
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8274 AU - 2.9572 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.736 °
Sidereal period 3,700 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.26 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.3 mag
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 24, 1965
Another name 1965 UD 2 , 1948 EL, 1954 XQ
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(2398) Jilin is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 October 1965 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

It was named after Jilin Province in northeast China .

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