(2752) Wu Chien-Shiung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Wu Chien-Shiung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wu Chien-Shiung is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2752 |
| Provisional designation | 1965 SP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (#3,020 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 36.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 September 1965
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