(5217) Chaozhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1966 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Located in the east of Guangdong Province, Chaozhou is a famous historic city of China. Named originally in the Sui Dynasty (A.D. 590), with now more than 1400 years of history, Chaozhou is the cradle of “Chaoshan Culture”.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chaozhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chaozhou is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5217 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 CL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1966
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