(4566) Chaokuangpiu

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Asteroid
(4566) Chaokuangpiu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8330  AU
eccentricity 0.2151
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2236 AU - 3.4423 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.773 °
Sidereal period 4,768 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.70 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 11 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ?
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery November 27, 1981
Another name 1981 WM 4 , 1986 XC
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(4566) Chaokuangpiu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 November 1981 from Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid was named in honor of Kuang-Piu Chao , a visiting professor at the universities of Tsinghua and Zhejiang.

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