(2012) Guo Shou-Jing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Guo Shou-Jing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guo Shou-Jing is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2012 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 TE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 228 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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