(69869) Haining Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Haining, at the southern tip of the Yangtze River in northern Zhejiang province, enjoys profound cultural resources. It is famous for its strong leather industry and spectacular view of the Qiantang River Tide from the city itself. This extraordinary surging tide is a world-renowned natural wonder, also called Haining Tide.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haining is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haining is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69869 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SX62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.64 km (#5,314 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 September 1998
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- (13330) Dondavis
- (13748) Radaly
- (14148) Jimchamberlin
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