(8315) Bajin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Named in honor of Jin Ba (b. 1904), president of the Chinese Writer's Association. He is one of the most influential Chinese writers since the May 4 New Culture Movement, an eminent master of Chinese literature in the twentieth century and an outstanding translator, editor and publisher. His works are widely disseminated around the world.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bajin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bajin is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8315 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WA22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,794 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 153 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 7.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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