(1351) Uzbekistania

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Asteroid
(1351) Uzbekistania
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.2029  AU
eccentricity 0.0606
Perihelion - aphelion 3.0088 AU - 3.397 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.693 °
Sidereal period 5,732 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.64 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 64.92 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.061
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 73,900 h
Absolute brightness 9,792 likes
Spectral class Xk
history
Explorer G. N. Nikolayevich
Date of discovery 1934
Another name 1934 TF, 1925 CA, 1928 CJ
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(1351) Uzbekistania is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Simejis on October 5, 1934 by the Russian astronomer Grigory Nikolayevich Neuimin .

The asteroid is named after the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan , where the discoverer lived. The name was found posthumously in a handwritten note from the discoverer.

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