5273 Peilisheng
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5273 Peilisheng is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on February 16, 1982 by the Purple Mountain Observatory
at Xinglong
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Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on February 16, 1982 by the Purple Mountain Observatory
Purple Mountain Observatory
Purple Mountain Observatory , also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.The long time director of the observatory was Zhang Yuzhe Purple Mountain Observatory , also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory,...
at Xinglong
Xinglong
Xinglong may refer to the following locations in China:* Xinglong County , in Chengde, Hebei* Xinglong Station , an observatory situated in the Yanshan Mountains in Northern China* Xinglong Town , name of many towns...
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