(15882) Dingzhong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Founded in 1902, Dingzhou High School, known by the abbreviation Dingzhong, is a high school in Hebei Province, and is listed among the top 100 high schools in China. More than 100 000 students have graduated since the establishment of Dingzhong.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dingzhong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dingzhong is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15882 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CF29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.83 km (#13,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Rotation period | 5.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.997 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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