(3678) Mongmanwai Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 January 1966 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Mongmanwai is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mongmanwai is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3678
Provisional designation1966 BO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.97 km (#6,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.253
Rotation period4.18 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.84
Orbital period4.07 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.191
Inclination8.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also discovered on 20 January 1966

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