3789 Zhongguo

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'''3789 Zhongguo''', provisional designation ''1928 UF'' and formerly ''1125 China'', is a resonant [[asteroid]] from outermost region of the [[asteroid belt]], approximately {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=off|sigfig=2|sp=us}} in diameter. It was discovered in 1928 by Chinese astronomer [[Zhang Yuzhe]] at the [[Yerkes Observatory]] in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, in the United States. Originally named "China", the asteroid [[Lost minor planet|became lost]] and its name was transferred to another asteroid. After its re-discovery in 1986, it was named ''Zhongguo'', the Mandarin name for China. The [[T-type asteroid|T]]/[[X-type asteroid|X]][[K-type asteroid|k]]-type asteroid is the namesake of the resonant [[Zhongguo asteroid|Zhongguo group]], located in the asteroid belt's [[Hecuba gap]]. It has a short [[rotation period]] of 3.8 hours.
'''3789 Zhongguo''', provisional designation ''1928 UF'' and formerly ''1125 China'', is a resonant [[asteroid]] from outermost region of the [[asteroid belt]], approximately {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=off|sigfig=2|sp=us}} in diameter. It was discovered in 1928 by Chinese astronomer [[Zhang Yuzhe]] at the [[Yerkes Observatory]] in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, in the United States. Originally named "China", the asteroid [[Lost minor planet|became lost]] and its name was transferred to [[1125 China|another asteroid]]. After its re-discovery in 1986, it was named ''Zhongguo'', the Mandarin name for China. The [[T-type asteroid|T]]/[[X-type asteroid|X]][[K-type asteroid|k]]-type asteroid is the namesake of the resonant [[Zhongguo asteroid|Zhongguo group]], located in the asteroid belt's [[Hecuba gap]]. It has a short [[rotation period]] of 3.8 hours.


== Discovery and re-discovery ==
== Discovery and re-discovery ==
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