(3089) Oujianquan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 December 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Oujianquan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oujianquan is 3.43 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3089
Provisional designation1981 XK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.9 km (#1,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Rotation period14.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.51
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.39 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination16.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 December 1981

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