(4360) Xuyi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
The Chinese words Xu Yi mean “to enjoy a distant view with eyes wide open”. Xuyi is an ancient community some 100 km north-northwest of Nanjing. The Purple Mountain Observatory is now establishing an observing station there.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xuyi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xuyi is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4360 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 TG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,810 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Rotation period | 5.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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