(3136) Anshan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Anshan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anshan is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3136 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 WD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.0 km (#2,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 November 1981
More named asteroids discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
- (1125) China
- (1802) Zhang Heng
- (1888) Zu Chong-Zhi
- (1972) Yi Xing
- (2012) Guo Shou-Jing
- (2027) Shen Guo
- (2045) Peking
- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
- (2085) Henan
- (2162) Anhui
- (2169) Taiwan
← (3135) Lauer · (3137) Horky →