(96612) Litipei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Li Tipei (b. 1939) is a leading astrophysicist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made significant contributions to the study of high-energy astrophysics, and led Insight-HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope), China's first X-ray astronomical satellite.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Litipei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Litipei is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96612 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.10 km (#16,924 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0982 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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