(2903) Zhuhai Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Zhuhai is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhuhai is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2903
Provisional designation1981 UV9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.6 km (#3,528 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.276
Rotation period5.26 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.72
Orbital period4.10 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.42 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.0570
Inclination14.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

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

Also discovered on 23 October 1981

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