(2729) Urumqi

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroid
(2729) Urumqi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8868  AU
eccentricity 0.0720
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6789 AU - 3.0946 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.175 °
Sidereal period 4,905 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.53 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18.96 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.135
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,488 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 18, 1979
Another name 1979 UA 2 , 1934 NN, 1952 DN 1
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(2729) Urumqi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 October 1979 at Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the city of Ürümqi , capital of the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang .

See also