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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanking |
| Discovery date | December 19, 1974 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3051 |
| Named after | Nantong |
| Alternate name(s) | 1974 YP |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2622732 |
| Peri | 1.9262358 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2574993 |
| Orbital period | 1526.2205970 |
| Mean anomaly | 58.31929 |
| Inclination | 13.35157 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 280.24397 |
| Argument of peri | 93.56165 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0752 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
3051 Nantong (1974 YP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 19, 1974 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
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