(1888) Zu Chong-Zhi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Zu Chong-Zhi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zu Chong-Zhi is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1888 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 VO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.