(278956) Shei-Pa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 2008 by Hsiao, H.-Y., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Shei-Pa National Park is located in the central part of Taiwan around the peaks of Hsuehshan and Dabajian Mountain, with an area of 76,850 hectares. There are 51 peaks over 3,000 meters high.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shei-Pa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shei-Pa is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278956 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UZ83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.77 km (#13,294 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.