3560 Chenqian
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanking |
| Discovery date | September 3, 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3560 |
| Alternative names | 1980 RZ2 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.3659833 |
| Perihelion | 2.6731493 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1147241 |
| Orbital period | 1916.5285790 |
| Mean anomaly | 69.56623 |
| Inclination | 9.27533 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 325.36957 |
| Argument of perihelion | 60.21083 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.50 |
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3560 Chenqian (1980 RZ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Named afer Chen Qian, director of the History Museum of Chinese Astronomy, helped to popularize astronomy in China. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names p. 281
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