(4913) Wangxuan

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Asteroid
(4913) Wangxuan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.4438  AU
eccentricity 0.1892
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9814 AU - 2.9062 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.05 °
Sidereal period 3,820 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.053 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Purple Mountain Observatory
Date of discovery September 20, 1965
Another name 1965 SO , 1988 TT 2
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(4913) Wangxuan is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 September 1965 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the prominent Chinese computer specialist Wang Xuan (1937–2006).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. JPL Small-Body Database Browser