(3901) Nanjingdaxue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1958 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
One of the oldest universities in China, Nanjing Daxue (Nanjing University) will be celebrating its centennial in 2002. In 1952 the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Sciences from an earlier establishment also merged with the Nanjing University.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nanjingdaxue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nanjingdaxue is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3901 |
| Provisional designation | 1958 GQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.2 km (#2,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 21.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.281 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.906 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.