(3088) Jinxiuzhonghua Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 October 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Jinxiuzhonghua is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jinxiuzhonghua is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3088
Provisional designation1981 UX9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.9 km (#2,691 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.169
Rotation period6.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.63
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.88 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.0474
Inclination10.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.90 au

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

Also discovered on 24 October 1981

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