(192515) Xinanjiaoda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Founded in 1896, Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU, abbreviated as Xinanjiaoda) is a national key university that is listed on China’s “211 Project” and “Double First-class Initiative”. The university established its Astrophysical Center in 1998.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xinanjiaoda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xinanjiaoda is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 192515 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RS15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 3.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.766 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.