(3513) Quqinyue Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Quqinyue is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quqinyue is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3513
Provisional designation1965 UZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.1 km (#4,039 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Rotation period9.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.13
Orbital period4.27 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.00978
Inclination2.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1965

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