(3028) Zhangguoxi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Zhangguoxi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhangguoxi is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3028
Provisional designation1978 TA2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.6 km (#1,649 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.142
Rotation period4.83 hours
Spectral typeK
Absolute magnitude (H)10.86
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0314
Inclination9.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

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

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