(2355) Nei Monggol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Named for an autonomous region, also known as Inner Mongolia, on the northern border of China, noted for its extensive prairie lands.Naming citation (MPC 6061), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nei Monggol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nei Monggol is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2355 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 UV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,686 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 9.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 October 1978
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