(3335) Quanzhou Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 January 1966 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Quanzhou is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quanzhou is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3335
Provisional designation1966 AA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.2 km (#4,963 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.386
Rotation period6.16 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.29
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination13.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

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