(207931) Weihai Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 December 2008 by Shandong University at Weihai.

Weihai is a well-known harbor and tourist city, as well as the location of the Shandong University, at the eastern tip of Shandong peninsula. It is the first national environmental city in China.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Weihai is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weihai is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number207931
Provisional designation2008 YM9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period1.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)16.41
Orbital period4.18 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.48 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.0441
Inclination2.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

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

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