(2027) Shen Guo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 November 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Shen Guo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsShen GuoShen Guo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shen Guo is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2027
Provisional designation1964 VR1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.5 km (#2,785 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0850
Absolute magnitude (H)11.51
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.0928
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

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

Also discovered on 9 November 1964

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