(3239) Meizhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Meizhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meizhou is 1.70 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3239 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 UJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,289 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.312 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.691 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.