(3789) Zhongguo Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1928 by Y. C. Chang at Williams Bay.
Where Zhongguo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhongguo is 3.74 au from the Sun and 4.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3789 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 UF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Rotation period | 3.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.