(3340) Yinhai

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Asteroid
(3340) Yinhai
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2338  AU
eccentricity 0.1940
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8005 AU - 2.667 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.605 °
Sidereal period 3,339 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.3 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 12, 1979
Another name 1979 TK, 1939 UE, 1969 TT 4
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(3340) Yinhai is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12 October 1979 at Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid is named after Yinhai , a district on Hailing Island in the South China Sea , which belongs to Guangxi .

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