(8412) Zhaozhongxian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Zhao Zhongxian (b. 1941) is a leading physicist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made significant contributions to the study of high temperature superconductivity, and has won many prestigious awards, including the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China in 2016.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhaozhongxian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhaozhongxian is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8412 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 October 1996
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