(3239) Meizhou

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Asteroid
(3239) Meizhou
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1849  AU
eccentricity 0.2214
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7012 AU - 2.6686 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.02 °
Sidereal period 3,230 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.150 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 14.1 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 29, 1978
Another name 1978 UJ 2 , 1977 EK 4 , 1981 QQ 1
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(3239) Meizhou is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 October 1978 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the city of Meizhou in the Chinese province of Guangdong .

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