(278384) Mudanjiang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 2007 by Ye, Q.-Z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Mudanjiang is a city in the northernmost Heilongjiang Province in China. The name comes from “Mudan ula” (literally “curving river” in Manchu), which was originally the name of the river that flows through the city. Name suggested by B. Wang.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mudanjiang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mudanjiang is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278384 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 MV20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 5.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.