(599587) Shangjiaouni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Shangjiaouni (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), founded in 1896, is one of China's oldest and most prestigious universities. It is consistently ranked among the world's top 100, and offers 75 undergraduate programs across nine major disciplines at six campuses and has educated over 400 000 graduates.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shangjiaouni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shangjiaouni is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 599587 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 PN9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.689 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tong
All asteroids named after someone called Tong
Also discovered on 21 September 2007
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- (241192) Pulyny
- (335968) Xiejin
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