(43597) Changshaopo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Changshaopo (b. 1932) is a Marist brother who served as the principal of St. Francis Xavier's School in Hong Kong from 1974 to 1997. He devoted himself to educating the younger generation, practicing the school's motto “Integrity and Universal Love”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Changshaopo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Changshaopo is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43597 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QT163 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.