(3171) Wangshouguan

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Asteroid
(3171) Wangshouguan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1857  AU
eccentricity 0.1383
Perihelion - aphelion 2.745 AU - 3.6264 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.396 °
Sidereal period 5,686 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.69 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 39 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.0 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery 19th November 1979
Another name 1979 WO, 1942 EP, 1962 WF
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(3171) Wangshouguan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 November 1979 at Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Chinese astronomer Wang Shouguan .

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