(90826) Xuzhihong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Chinese botanist Xu Zhihong (b. 1942) steadfastly and effectively supported the development of Chinese astronomy during the periods when he was president of Beijing University and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xuzhihong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xuzhihong is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90826 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 TL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.30 km (#14,482 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.