(43188) Zouxiaoduan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Xiao-duan Zou (b. 1983) is a Chinese research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute (Tucson, Arizona). She studies physical properties of the surfaces of the Moon, asteroids and cometary nuclei. She also worked for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Project (Chang'e 1 to Chang'e 5).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zouxiaoduan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zouxiaoduan is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43188 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XP234 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.39 km (#8,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0891 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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