(3051) Nantong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Nantong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nantong is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3051 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 YP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.9 km (#2,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 3.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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