(267017) Yangzhifa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1995 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Yang Zhifa (b. 1933) was a Chinese farmer and one of the discoverers of the first terracotta statues that constitute part of the mausoleum of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yangzhifa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangzhifa is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 267017 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Inclination | 1.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.797 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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