21064 Yangliwei
Discovery and designation | |
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Discovered by | Eric Walter Elst |
Discovery site | European Southern Observatory, Chile |
Discovery date | June 6, 1991 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 21064 |
1991 LY1, 1999 VT38 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5) | |
Aphelion | 534.854 Gm (3.575 AU) |
Perihelion | 417.926 Gm (2.794 AU) |
476.390 Gm (3.184 AU) | |
Eccentricity | 0.123 |
2075.650 d (5.68 a) | |
200.741° | |
Inclination | 2.607° |
81.551° | |
160.312° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ? km |
Mass | ?×10? kg |
Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
Equatorial escape velocity | ? km/s |
? d | |
0.1? | |
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21062 Yangliwei is an asteroid named after Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei. It was discovered in 1991 and named in 2005.
References
- AstDys object list
- "Asteroids Named After First Manned Spacecraft, Spaceman". Xinhua News Agency. March 17, 2005.
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