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Kiang

3751 Kiang

Minor Planet Designation3751 Kiang
Asteroid GroupMain Asteroid Belt
Asteroid FamilyNot applicable
Composition ClassNot known
Orbital Period5 years, 217 days
Distance from the SunSemi-Major Axis: 471,440,000 km (3.15 AU)
Perihelion: 422,515,000 km (2.82 AU)
Aphelion: 520,365,000 km (3.48 AU)
Eccentricity0.1038
Diameter (Mean)24.1 kilometres
NotesKiang is a small asteroid, first identified in 1983 and named for astronomer Tao Kiang, who had a particular interest in the orbital elements of asteroids. Asteroid 3751 Kiang follows a path around the outer edge of the Solar System's Asteroid Belt.
The orbit of Kiang

The path of Kiang's orbit carries it around the outer fringes of the Asteroid Belt in a period of five years and 217 days.

A minor asteroid with an orbit lying between those of Mars and Jupiter, some 471 million kilometres from the Sun.

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