3960 Chaliubieju

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Chaliubieju
Discovery and designation
Discovery date ,
Designations
MPC designation 3960
Alternative names 1955 BG
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3836829
Perihelion 1.9031965
Eccentricity 0.2800303
Orbital period 1569.8297559
Mean anomaly 158.13923
Inclination 14.46888
Longitude of ascending node 85.09928
Argument of perihelion 11.80471
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.0

    3960 Chaliubieju (1955 BG) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China on January 20, 1955. The discoverer named 3960 Chaliubieju for his friend, Cha Liubieju, who dedicated themselves to the welfare and education of impoverished and ill mothers and children in China.[1]

    References

    1. "3960 Chaliubieju (1955 BG)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 15 June 2012. 

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