(2592) Hunan

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Asteroid
(2592) Hunan
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 .

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