8256 Shenzhou
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
Discovery date | 25 October 1981 |
Alternate designations B |
1981 UZ9; 1994 TO1 |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.249 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 328.807 Gm (2.198 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 247.043 Gm (1.651 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 410.570 Gm (2.744 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1190.203 d (3.26 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 19.78 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 6.857° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
42.341° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
21.322° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 124.419° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | ? km |
Mass | ?×10? kg |
Density | ? g/cm³ |
Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
Escape velocity | ? km/s |
Rotation period | ? d |
Spectral class | ? |
Absolute magnitude | 13.9 |
Albedo (geometric) | 0.1? |
Mean surface temperature |
~188 K |
8256 Shenzhou is an asteroid named after the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.
[edit] References
- AstDys object list
- "Asteroids Named After First Manned Spacecraft, Spaceman", Xinhua News Agency, March 17, 2005.
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