(703756) Xijiaouni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

Xijiaouni (Xi'an Jiaotong University), a leading university in China, was established in 1896 and relocated from Shanghai to Xi'an in 1956. As a comprehensive research institution, it spans 11 academic disciplines and offers 77 undergraduate programs, supporting a community of over 6000 faculty and 60000 students.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Xijiaouni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xijiaouni is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number703756
Provisional designation2007 UL35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.46
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination7.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

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