(85410) Ningda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Founded in 1986, Ningbo University (NBU, abbreviated as Ningda) offers courses covering a wide range of disciplines, including economics, law, literature, science, medicine, and the arts. NBU has been selected as one of the universities in Zhejiang Province's High-Level University Development Program, and China's “Double First-class Initiative”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ningda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ningda is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85410 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 UJ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.70 km (#15,854 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 25.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.