(85293) Tengzhou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1994 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Tengzhou is a city located in the southern part of Shandong Province, with a history that stretches back 7300 years.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tengzhou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tengzhou is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85293 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 RC25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.