(79286) Hexiantu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
He Xiantu (b. 1937) is a leading theoretical physicist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made significant contributions to the studies of plasma physics, nonlinear science and statistical physics. He has won several State Natural Science Awards and National Science and Technology Progress Awards.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hexiantu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hexiantu is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79286 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SQ53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.361 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 8.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.931 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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