(85472) Xizezong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Chinese science historian and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences Xi Zezong (b. 1927) made many contributions to the history of science, especially to the history of astronomy. His New Catalogue of Ancient Novae (1955) has received wide attention in the contemporary astrophysical community.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xizezong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xizezong is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85472 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 LF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 9.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.829 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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