(2078) Nanking
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Asteroid (2078) Nanking |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3697 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3733 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.4852 AU - 3.2543 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.172 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,648 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.35 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13 km |
| Rotation period | 6.470 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13,024 mag |
| Spectral class | Sq |
| history | |
| Explorer | Observatory on the purple mountain |
| Date of discovery | January 12, 1975 |
| Another name | 1975 AD |
| 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. | |
(2078) Nanking is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12. January 1975 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Chinese city of Nanjing .