(316450) Changhsiangtung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Chang Hsiang-Tung (1907-2007), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was a leader of neurophysiology and a founder of neuroscience in China. He was the first to discover dendritic functions of neurons in the brain.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Changhsiangtung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Changhsiangtung is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 316450 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 UZ71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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