(83598) Aiweiwei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) is a Chinese artist and architectural designer. His most famous design was the Beijing National Stadium, more commonly called the Bird's Nest, the main stadium of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aiweiwei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aiweiwei is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 83598 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SP265 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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