(204836) Xiexiaosi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Xie Xiaosi (1905-2008), known as the 'Guardian of World Cultural Heritage', was a famous Chinese garden landscape artist and painter. He made many important contributions in the areas of protection, restoration and rescue of classical gardens and cultural heritage in the ancient city of Suzhou.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xiexiaosi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xiexiaosi is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204836 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 QS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.01 km (#6,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0581 |
| Inclination | 17.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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