| Discovery and Designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Chang, Y. C. |
| Discovery date: | 1957-Oct-30 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.8075925 AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.4506471 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.1291198 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.2168254 |
| Orbital period: | 2021.7698562 days 5.54 years |
| Mean anomaly: | 292.73324 ° |
| Inclination: | 3.04107 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 97.19669 ° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 11.48629 ° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude: | 11.2 mag |
1125 China is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Y. C. Chang in Nanking, on October 30, 1957.[1] It was named for the country in which it was discovered. Its provisional designation was 1957 UN1.[2]
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 17, 2007.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3540002383.
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