(412687) Shaxigao Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 August 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

Shaxigao (Shaxi high school of Jiangsu Province) is located in the city of Taicang, China. Founded in 1914, the school has trained many scientific and technological talents.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shaxigao is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shaxigao is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number412687
Provisional designation2014 OW234
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.86
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.209
Inclination4.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.832 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 August 2007

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