(20150) Changshuhong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Chang Shuhong (1904–1994) was a Chinese painter and Dunhuang scholar. Known as the “guardian of Dunhuang,” he made significant contributions to documenting, preserving, and promoting the ancient art of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Changshuhong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Changshuhong is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20150 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TJ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.54 km (#13,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.266 |
| Rotation period | 6.61 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 8.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.903 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Chang
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Also discovered on 5 October 1996
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