(3206) Wuhan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 November 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Wuhan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wuhan is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3206
Provisional designation1980 VN1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.38 km (#9,928 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.222
Absolute magnitude (H)13.61
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.233
Inclination8.64°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.971 au

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

Also discovered on 13 November 1980

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