(2632) Guizhou Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 November 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Guizhou is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guizhou is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2632
Provisional designation1980 VJ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.4 km (#1,262 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Absolute magnitude (H)11.75
Orbital period5.29 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

Also discovered on 6 November 1980

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