(445156) Cheeloomed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 December 2008 by Shandong University at Weihai.
The Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, has its roots in Tengchow College and Cheeloo University. These were the original centers of Chinese higher education and research in astronomy. The former Cheeloo University building, housing the original astronomical observatory, is where the Cheeloo College of Medicine and the QiLu Hospital is located.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 35), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cheeloomed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cheeloomed is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 445156 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YH31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.