(698372) Zhangmi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 December 2017 by Li, A., Gao, X. at Xingming.

Zhang Mi (b. 1991) is a Chinese amateur astronomer. As a member of the Xingming Observatory, he has hundreds of (co-)discoveries, including comet P/2024 FG9, novae, supernovae, NEOs, dwarf novae, variable stars, exoplanets, a tidal collapse event, and a luminous fast-blue optical transient.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zhangmi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhangmi is 3.50 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number698372
Provisional designation2017 XT95
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.39
Orbital period5.29 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 3.58 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination8.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

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