(597967) Pannai Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2008 by LUSS at Lulin.
Pan Nai (1921–2016) was a Chinese amateur historian of astronomy. He authored multiple monographs and made significant contribution to the study on the history of ancient Chinese stellar observations and astronomical instruments.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pannai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pannai is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 597967 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AN45 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.24 |
| Orbital period | 2.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0619 |
| Inclination | 19.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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