(2617) Jiangxi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Jiangxi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jiangxi is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2617 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 WO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 49.1 km (#769 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.