(4566) Chaokuangpiu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1981 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Named in honor of Kuang-Piu Chao, consulting professor at Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University. For many years, he made remarkable contributions to the development of Chinese educational and cultural programs.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chaokuangpiu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chaokuangpiu is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4566 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 WM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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