Discovery date 20 September 1965 Observation arc 82.56 yr (30156 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 1965 SP Discovered 20 September 1965 Named after Chien-Shiung Wu MPC designation 2752 | |
Aphelion 3.3563919 AU (502.10908 Gm) Perihelion 2.6888476 AU (402.24588 Gm) Semi-major axis 3.022620 AU (452.1775 Gm) Discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory Discovery site Purple Mountain Observatory | ||
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.
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