(256698) Zhuzhixin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2008 by LUSS at Mount Lulin.
Zhu Zhixin (1885–1920) was an activist, writer and polemicist who lived in the late Qing to early Republic of China era. The Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, founded in 1921, was established in his memory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhuzhixin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhuzhixin is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 256698 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 3.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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