(216319) Sanxia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Sanxia Daxue (China Three Gorges University) is a university with prominent hydraulic and electrical disciplines, located in Yichang City, Hubei Province, P. R. China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sanxia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanxia is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 216319 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TY286 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0998 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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