(3014) Huangsushu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Huangsushu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huangsushu is 1.83 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3014
Provisional designation1979 TM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.93 km (#7,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.232
Rotation period15.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.15
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.82 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.229
Inclination0.990°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.808 au

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

Also discovered on 11 October 1979

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