(2617) Jiangxi

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Asteroid
(2617) Jiangxi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1771  AU
eccentricity 0.2269
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4562 AU - 3.898 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.987 °
Sidereal period 5,663 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.71 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 49.08 km
Albedo 0.051
Rotation period 11.77 h
Absolute brightness 10.4 mag
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery November 26, 1975
Another name 1975 WO 1 , 1935 QW, 1972 JU
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(2617) Jiangxi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26. November 1975 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese province of Jiangxi .

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