8423 Macao

Macao
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
Discovery site Xinglong
Discovery date January 11, 1997
Designations
MPC designation 8423
Named after Macau
Alternative names 1997 AO22
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.9239733
Peri 2.3446987
Eccentricity 0.2519313
Orbital period 2026.8273115
Mean anomaly 76.73986
Inclination 2.38231
Longitude of ascending node 145.00814
Argument of peri 242.60767
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.4

8423 Macao (1997 AO22) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1997 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.

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