(2655) Guangxi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 December 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Guangxi is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGuangxiGuangxi

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guangxi is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2655
Provisional designation1974 XX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period5.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.66
Orbital period5.69 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.71 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination17.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

Also discovered on 14 December 1974

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