(3746) Heyuan
Asteroid (3746) Heyuan |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1753 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2500 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3814 AU - 3.9692 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.03 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,658 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.71 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
Date of discovery | October 8, 1964 |
Another name | 1964 TC 1 , 1935 SD 2 , 1976 YM 5 |
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. |
(3746) Heyuan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on October 8, 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The asteroid was named on May 23, 2000 after the city of Heyuan , which is known, among other things, for a very large number of dinosaur eggs found.