(2184) Fujian Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Named for a coastal province in southeastern China.Naming citation (MPC 5184), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fujian is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFujianFujian

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fujian is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2184
Provisional designation1964 TV2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.7 km (#1,124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0350
Rotation period7.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.66
Orbital period5.67 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.89 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.0930
Inclination5.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1964

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