(110288) Libai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Chinese poet Li Bai (701-762) belonged to the group of scholars known as the “Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup” in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu. Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as one of the two greatest poets in China's literary history.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Libai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Libai is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110288 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SL262 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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