(2515) Gansu

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Asteroid
(2515) Gansu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1801  AU
eccentricity 0.1938
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5494 AU - 3.8109 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.061 °
Sidereal period 5,671 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.70 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.6 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 9, 1964
Another name 1964 TX 1 , 1953 VG 1 , 1953 XO
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(2515) Gansu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 October 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Gansu .

See also