(91001) Shanghaishida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
As a Key University founded in 1954, Shanghai Normal University (ShNU, Shanghaishida) is a high level comprehensive university in Shanghai with fields of liberal arts, natural sciences, engineering sciences, and fine arts, featuring strengths in teacher training. ShNU established its MS and PhD programs in Astronomy in 2004 and 2021, respectively.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shanghaishida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shanghaishida is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91001 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BY8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.88 km (#15,499 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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