(3139) Shantou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Shantou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shantou is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3139 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.6 km (#1,083 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 8.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.12 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0211 |
| Inclination | 20.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.