(132825) Shizu-Mao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2002 by Q.-z. Ye at Nanchuan.
Ye Mao (Shiqing, 1231-1322) was a chief executive of Zibei County (now Wenchang City). His name means “luxuriant leaves” in Chinese. Shizu means “earliest ancestor”, and Ye Mao is now recognized as the earliest ancestor of the discoverer.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shizu-Mao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shizu-Mao is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132825 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QT85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0336 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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