(3048) Guangzhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Guangzhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guangzhou is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3048 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 TH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.31 km (#8,489 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 3.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 October 1964
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- (2027) Shen Guo
- (2045) Peking
- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
- (2085) Henan
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- (2169) Taiwan
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