(2903) Zhuhai

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Asteroid
(2903) Zhuhai
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Maria family
Major semi-axis 2.5621  AU
eccentricity 0.0591
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4106 AU - 2.7136 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.342 °
Sidereal period 4,101 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.61 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 14 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 6.152 h
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 23, 1981
Another name 1981 UV 9 , 1955 MC, 1973 UK 4
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(2903) Zhuhai is an asteroid of the main belt , on 23 October 1981 from Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid was named on March 11, 1990 after the prefecture of Zhuhai in the Chinese province of Guangdong .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Minor Planet Circ. 16041