(200003) Aokeda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

Aokeda, the Chinese abbreviation for the Macau University of Science and Technology (Ao Men Ke Ji Da Xue) is the largest institution of higher education in Macau. Since its founding in 2000, it has accelerated the transition of higher education in Macau from the elite to the masses.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aokeda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aokeda is 3.36 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number200003
Provisional designation2007 KP4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.84 km (#10,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0760
Absolute magnitude (H)15.15
Orbital period5.67 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.99 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.0607
Inclination13.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.99 au

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

Also discovered on 19 May 2007

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