(3556) Lixiaohua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Lixiaohua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lixiaohua is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3556 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 UO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.5 km (#2,148 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 9.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.