(52487) Huazhongkejida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Huazhongkejida (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, HUST) is a comprehensive research university, which has been listed on China's “211 Project”, “985 Project”, and “Double First-class Initiative” to support selected Chinese universities. HUST established the first Astronomy Department in central China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huazhongkejida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huazhongkejida is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52487 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 XO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 5.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.727 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.