(241113) Zhongda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 July 2007 by Ye, Q.-z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.

The Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred as Zhongshan University, is ranked as one of China's top universities. The first discoverer spent part of his childhood as well as his undergraduate career at the University.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zhongda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhongda is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number241113
Provisional designation2007 OU4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.83
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.0876
Inclination7.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 21 July 2007

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