(3542) Tanjiazhen

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Asteroid
(3542) Tanjiazhen
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Veritas family
Major semi-axis 3.1680  AU
eccentricity 0.0936
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8716 AU - 3.4644 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.086 °
Sidereal period 5,639 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.73 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 18 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery October 9, 1964
Another name 1964 TN 2 , 1981 SU 7 , 1981 WS 5
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(3542) Tanjiazhen is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 October 1964 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The origin of the name is not known.

See also