(522466) Auyeung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
John Auyeung (b. 1952) is an American physicist. He played a critical role in the delivery of high-performance HgCdTe infrared detectors to NASA space missions including Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Roman Space Telescope.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Auyeung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Auyeung is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 522466 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 CU321 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0623 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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