(3011) Chongqing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Chongqing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chongqing is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3011 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 WM14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,116 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 6.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 November 1978
More named asteroids discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
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- (2027) Shen Guo
- (2045) Peking
- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
- (2085) Henan
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- (2169) Taiwan
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