(207717) Sa'a Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2007 by Ye, Q.-Z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Sa'a City (Sanya Shi), founded in 110 B.C. as Ngaiziu, is the southernmost city of China. The city is known for its tropical climate and is a popular tourist destination.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sa'a is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sa'a is 3.61 au from the Sun and 4.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 207717 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RE120 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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