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2051 Chang

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q844898

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2050 Francis[4]
Followed by
2052 Tamriko[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.5, +11.68[23][24]
Albedo
+0.248[43]
Apoapsis
+3.056, +3.065888120772514[34][35]
Argument of periapsis
+175.50556, +175.5132754213633[38][39]
Diameter
+14.361[42]
Discoverer or inventor
Harvard College Observatory[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[44]
Longitude of ascending node
+215.08096, +214.9684425663109[30][31]
Mean anomaly
+315.74157, +89.60145890110898[40][41]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Zhang Yuzhe[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[20][21][22]
Orbital inclination
+1.35592, +1.355815571741412[25][26]
Orbital period
+4.79, +1750.036334485356[27][28]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.6257868, +2.618221193866237[36][37]
Provisional designation
1928 TC, 1935 DD, 1959 EF, 1966 QN, 1971 TA3, 1971 YH, 1973 AG2, 1974 HT1, 1975 NO, 1976 UC[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Rotation period
+12.013[29]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.8406535, +2.842054657319375[32][33]
Significant event
naming[19]
Site of astronomical discovery
Oak Ridge Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
October 23, 1976[18]
Time of periapsis
+2460564.9283091673[45]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chang de (2051) Chang el 2051 Τσανγκ fa سیارک 2051 fa سیارک ۲۰۵۱ ru 1971 TA3 ru 1973 AG2 ru 1974 HT1 ru 1975 NO ru 1976 UC ru (2051) 1976 UC ru 1971 YH ru 1928 TC ru 1935 DD ru 1959 EF ru 1966 QN uk 2051 Chang uk 2051 Чан uk 2051 Чанґ zh 小行星2051
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y15zk
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002051
Minor Planet Center body ID
2051

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