(2263) Shaanxi

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Asteroid
(2263) Shaanxi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0128  AU
eccentricity 0.1161
Perihelion - aphelion 2.663 AU - 3.3626 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.42 °
Sidereal period 5.230 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.160 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.68 km
Albedo 0.180
Absolute brightness 11,134 mag
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 30, 1978
Another name 1978 UW 1 , 1936 WJ, 1943 AA
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(2263) Shaanxi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 October 1978 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Shaanxi .

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