(10911) Ziqiangbuxi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Originated from 'I Ching' (the Book of Changes), `Zi Qiang Bu Xi' are the Chinese characters for `Unremittingly practicing self-improvement'. This phrase is one of the mottos of Tsinghua University, along with several other prestigious universities in China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2024-11-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ziqiangbuxi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ziqiangbuxi is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10911 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 YC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.44 km (#6,192 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 58.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 3.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.860 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.