(2051) Chang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1976 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
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Where Chang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chang is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2051 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0791 |
| Inclination | 1.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 October 1976
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