(10017) Jaotsungi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Jao Tsung-i, alias Xuantang (b. 1917), is a world renowned sinologist, painter and calligrapher. He has lectured in well-known universities in Asia, Europe and North America, and has over 80 academic publications.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jaotsungi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaotsungi is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10017 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 UP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.47 km (#11,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 9.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.875 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 October 1978
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