(362177) Anji Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 March 2009 by T. Chen at Lulin.

Anji, a county in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China, is renowned throughout the Sinosphere for its abundant resources and bamboo industry, and as a winner of 2012 UN Habitat Scroll of Honour Award.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Anji is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anji is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number362177
Provisional designation2009 FA30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.92
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination1.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 March 2009