(10902) Hebeishida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Founded in 1902, Hebei Normal University (Hebeishida) is a key provincial university jointly established by Hebei Province and the Ministry of Education of China. Hebei Normal University established the Department of Space Science and Astronomy in 2012.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hebeishida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hebeishida is 2.18 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10902 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WB22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.21 km (#10,218 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0917 |
| Inclination | 9.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.