(530721) Isscas Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

The Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS), founded in 1953, is the cradle of soil sciences in China. It is the only national institute fully devoted to scientific research on soil and has made significant contributions to promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and ecological environment.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Isscas is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isscas is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number530721
Provisional designation2011 UH88
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.13
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.209
Inclination2.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.895 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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