2752 Wu Chien-Shiung
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanking |
| Discovery date | September 20, 1965 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2752 |
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Named after
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Chien-Shiung Wu |
| 1965 SP | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.3463072 |
| Perihelion | 2.7050542 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1059684 |
| 1922.3526521 | |
| 26.43890 | |
| Inclination | 10.10774 |
| 186.53785 | |
| 198.26255 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.4 | |
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.[1]
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