(2963) Chen Jiageng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Chen Jiageng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chen Jiageng is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2963 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 VM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.54 km (#5,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0731 |
| Inclination | 2.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 November 1964
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