(2705) Wu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Wu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wu is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2705 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 150 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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