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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