(3844) Lujiaxi

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Asteroid
(3844) Lujiaxi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7308  AU
eccentricity 0.1055
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4427 AU - 3.0188 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.828 °
Sidereal period 4,513 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.02 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 16 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
Spectral class L.
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery January 30, 1966
Another name 1966 BZ, 1933 XH, 1964 VC 1
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(3844) Lujiaxi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 January 1966 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Chinese chemist Lu Jiaxi .

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