(2078) Nanking Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Nanking is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nanking is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2078 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 AD |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,352 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.404 |
| Rotation period | 6.47 hours |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.48 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.375 |
| Inclination | 20.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.635 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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