(79418) Zhangjiajie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Zhangjiajie, situated in the northwest of Hunan province, is known for its unique tourist and natural resources. It contains the First National Forest Park and one of China's eight UNESCO-listed geoparks, where the “forest” of thousands of extremely steep sandstone peaks is rare in the world.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhangjiajie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhangjiajie is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79418 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 LO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0793 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.