(3476) Dongguan

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Asteroid
(3476) Dongguan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1613  AU
eccentricity 0.1949
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5453 AU - 3.7773 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.615 °
Sidereal period 5,621 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.75 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 31.54 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.031
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,462 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 28, 1978
Another name 1978 UF 2 , 1984 WH
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(3476) Dongguan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 October 1978 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

It was named in 1997 after the Chinese city of Dongguan .

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