(3405) Daiwensai Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Daiwensai is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daiwensai is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3405
Provisional designation1964 UQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.0 km (#1,693 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0300
Absolute magnitude (H)12.3
Orbital period4.21 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 30 October 1964

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