(2789) Foshan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1956 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Foshan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Foshan is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2789 |
| Provisional designation | 1956 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.77 km (#11,078 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.868 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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