(2255) Qinghai

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Asteroid
(2255) Qinghai
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0949  AU
eccentricity 0.1569
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6094 AU - 3.5804 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.202 °
Sidereal period 5.445 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 22.90 km
Albedo 0.102
Absolute brightness 11,577 likes
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery 3rd November 1977
Another name 1977 VK 1 , 1950 XB, 1973 AP 2
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(2255) Qinghai is an asteroid of the main belt , which at 3. November 1977 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Qinghai .

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