(3139) Shantou
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Asteroid (3139) Shantou |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| family | |
| Major semi-axis | 3,198 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.021 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.13 AU - 3.266 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.5 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.72 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.56 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 41.24 km |
| Albedo | 0.078 ± 0.010 |
| Rotation period | (8.33 ± 0.01) h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Date of discovery | November 11, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 VL 1 , 1963 YC |
| 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. | |
(3139) Shantou is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11. November 1980 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Chinese city of Shantou .