(15001) Fuzhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian Province, P.R. China. Besides being a famous Chinese historical and cultural city, Fuzhou is a modern metropolis with a population of over 7 million. Fuzhou is the hometown of many of the most recognized astronomers in China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fuzhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fuzhou is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15001 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WD30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.63 km (#6,967 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Rotation period | 170 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.