(2045) Peking Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Peking is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peking is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2045 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 TB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.66 km (#5,301 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Rotation period | 159 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0550 |
| Inclination | 6.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 October 1964
More named asteroids discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
- (1125) China
- (1802) Zhang Heng
- (1888) Zu Chong-Zhi
- (1972) Yi Xing
- (2012) Guo Shou-Jing
- (2027) Shen Guo
- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
- (2085) Henan
- (2162) Anhui
- (2169) Taiwan
- (2184) Fujian
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