(175633) Yaoan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

Yaoan is a county in the north of Yunnan Province with a long history and a cultural heritage that embraces various ethnic groups. The Yaoan Observation Station of the Purple Mountain Observatory is currently being built there.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yaoan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yaoan is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number175633
Provisional designation2007 TF184
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.33
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.08 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.0354
Inclination6.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.10 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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