(55383) Cheungkwokwing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (1956-2003) was a leading Hong Kong singer and actor, with charisma comparable to James Dean. Cheung won the 1991 Hong Kong Film Award for best actor.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cheungkwokwing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cheungkwokwing is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55383 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SX266 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0758 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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