(3611) Dabu

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Asteroid
(3611) Dabu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Dora family
Major semi-axis 2,792  AU
eccentricity 0.2139
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1932 AU - 3.3868 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.461 °
Sidereal period 4,660 a
Mean orbital velocity 17, km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Ch
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery December 20, 1981
Another name 1981 YY 1 , 1971 SQ, 1982 BJ 8
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(3611) Dabu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 December 1981 from Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from Dabu in the Chinese province of Guangdong .

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