(301153) Jinan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 2008 by Shandong University at Weihai.
Jinan, also known as Spring City, is the capital of Shandong province, China, where the main campus of Shandong University is located. Qilu University, which later merged into Shandong University, was founded in Jinan, and was the first modern university to carry out astronomical higher education and research in China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jinan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jinan is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 301153 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 6.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.