(2851) Harbin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Harbin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harbin is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2851 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 UQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.84 km (#5,884 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Rotation period | 5.41 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 8.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.