(2631) Zhejiang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 October 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Zhejiang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhejiang is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2631
Provisional designation1980 TY5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,699 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.242
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.09
Orbital period4.68 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination9.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

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

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