(48700) Hanggao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1996 by NAOC Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
The Hangzhou High School has made an outstanding contribution to national education since its foundation in 1889 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanggao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanggao is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48700 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HZ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0845 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.