(1972) Yi Xing
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Asteroid (1972) Yi Xing |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4193 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1673 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0144 AU - 2.8241 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.133 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,763 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.15 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 14,183 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.38 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Date of discovery | November 9, 1964 |
| Another name | 1964 VQ 1 , 1949 WO, 1973 DK |
| 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. | |
(1972) Yi Xing is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 November 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the Chinese astronomer Yi Xing .