Discovery date 20 January 1955 Observation arc 22302 days (61.06 yr) Absolute magnitude 12.3 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 1955 BG Discovered 20 January 1955 Orbits Sun MPC designation 3960 | |
Aphelion 3.3789172 AU (505.47882 Gm) Perihelion 1.9051365 AU (285.00436 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.642027 AU (395.2416 Gm) Discovery site Purple Mountain Observatory | ||
3960 Chaliubieju (1955 BG) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China on January 20, 1955. The discoverer named 3960 Chaliubieju for his friend, Cha Liubieju, who dedicated themselves to the welfare and education of impoverished and ill mothers and children in China.
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