(2503) Liaoning

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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
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(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 .

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