(2503) Liaoning
| Asteroid (2503) Liaoning | |
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid | 
| Major semi-axis | 2.1934 AU | 
| eccentricity | 0.2126 | 
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7271 AU - 2.6597 AU | 
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.108 ° | 
| Sidereal period | 3,249 a | 
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.11 km / s | 
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km | 
| Albedo | ? | 
| Rotation period | ? H | 
| Absolute brightness | 14.2 mag | 
| Spectral class | ? | 
| history | |
| Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory | 
| Date of discovery | October 16, 1965 | 
| Another name | 1965 UB 1 , 1978 SG 5 | 
| 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. | |
(2503) Liaoning is an asteroid of the main belt , the on October 16, 1965 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning .
