(2344) Xizang

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Asteroid
(2344) Xizang
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7548  AU
eccentricity 0.1860
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2423 AU - 3.2672 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.895 °
Sidereal period 4,572 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,555 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery September 27, 1979
Another name 1979 SC 1 , 1929 UR, 1951 MD
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(2344) Xizang is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27. September 1979 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese region of Tibet .

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