(212797) Lipei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Li Pei (1917-2017), a professor at University of Science and Technology of China and a famous linguist, made significant contributions to the foreign language teaching and research. She was honored as “the mother of Chinese applied linguistics”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lipei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lipei is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212797 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TG247 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0751 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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