(3542) Tanjiazhen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Tanjiazhen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanjiazhen is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3542 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 TN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.4 km (#2,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0837 |
| Inclination | 8.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1964
- (1802) Zhang Heng
- (2012) Guo Shou-Jing
- (2184) Fujian
- (2515) Gansu
- (2547) Hubei
- (3502) Huangpu
- (4360) Xuyi
- (5537) Sanya
- (5538) Luichewoo
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
- (2045) Peking
- (2077) Kiangsu
- (2078) Nanking
- (2085) Henan
- (2162) Anhui
- (2169) Taiwan
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