(3560) Chenqian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Chenqian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chenqian is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3560 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.4 km (#1,927 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 18.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 9.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.