(118418) Yangmei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Yangmei (the Central Academy of Fine Arts, CAFA) is China's top institution of higher art education and a world-renowned art school. Since its establishment in 1918, CAFA has played a leading role in the development of Chinese art, as well as art education.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yangmei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangmei is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118418 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TP18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.49 km (#9,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 8.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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