2903 Zhuhai

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Zhuhai
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
Discovery site Nanking
Discovery date October 23, 1981
Designations
MPC designation 2903
Named after Zhuhai
Alternative names 1981 UV9
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.7117977
Perihelion 2.4107453
Eccentricity 0.0587701
Orbital period 1497.2069604
Mean anomaly 92.78315
Inclination 14.34188
Longitude of ascending node 232.80656
Argument of perihelion 242.14891
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 6.152 ± 0.001 h[1]
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.0

    2903 Zhuhai (1981 UV9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1981, by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.[1]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008. 

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