(335968) Xiejin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Xie Jin (1923–2008) was a Chinese film director. He directed a series of outstanding films, which recorded the change of modern social life in China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xiejin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xiejin is 3.77 au from the Sun and 4.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 335968 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TW171 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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