(3502) Huangpu

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Asteroid
(3502) Huangpu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1270  AU
eccentricity 0.1796
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5655 AU - 3.6885 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.819 °
Sidereal period 5,530 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.84 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 22 km
Absolute brightness 11.8 mag
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 9, 1964
Another name 1964 TR 1 , 1957 JE, 1979 HP 2
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(3502) Huangpu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 October 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid was named Huangpu , a municipality in Shanghai .

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