(2592) Hunan
Asteroid (2592) Hunan |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1166 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1268 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7214 AU - 3.5117 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.334 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,502 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.87 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 19 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
Date of discovery | January 30, 1966 |
Another name | 1966 BW, 1969 TV 6 , 1975 NX 2 |
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(2592) Hunan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 January 1966 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Hunan .