(590888) Chengda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 2007 by LUSS at Lulin.
Established in 1931, ChengDa, is an abbreviation for National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), one of the top public universities in Taiwan. “Pursuit of truth through exhaustive reasoning” is NCKU's motto.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chengda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chengda is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 590888 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 VB53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.