(2503) Liaoning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Liaoning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liaoning is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2503 |
| Provisional designation | 1965 UB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.71 km (#7,980 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.730 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 October 1965
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