2752 Wu Chien-Shiung
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanking |
| Discovery date | 20 September 1965 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2752 |
Named after | Chien-Shiung Wu |
| 1965 SP | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.56 yr (30156 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3563919 AU (502.10908 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6888476 AU (402.24588 Gm) |
| 3.022620 AU (452.1775 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1104248 |
| 5.26 yr (1919.4 d) | |
| 190.16071° | |
| 0° 11m 15.198s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.13173° |
| 186.30477° | |
| 198.99659° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.69252 AU (253.197 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.10193 AU (314.444 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.213 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 36.3431 h (1.51430 d) | |
| 11.5 | |
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2752 Wu Chien-Shiung (1965 SP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking. It was named for noted Chinese-American nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu and was the first asteroid to be named after a living scientist.[2]
References
- ↑ "2752 Wu Chien-Shiung (1965 SP)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Hammond, Richard (2007). Chien-shiung Wu : Pioneering Nuclear Physicist. [New York]: Chelsea House Publishers. p. 102. ISBN 9780816061778.
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2752 Wu Chien-Shiung
- 2752 Wu Chien-Shiung at the JPL Small-Body Database
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