(3171) Wangshouguan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Wangshouguan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangshouguan is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3171 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 WO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.8 km (#1,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 43.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.