(29467) Shandongdaxue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Shandong University, founded in 1901, is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shandongdaxue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shandongdaxue is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29467 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TS26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.06 km (#12,595 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 9.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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