(361193) Cheungtaklung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2006 by Ye, Q.-Z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Cheung Tak-Lung (Zhang De-Long in Mandarin, 1946-2019), was a famous Chinese calligrapher from Guangdong province. He devoted his life to the study, practice, education and teaching of traditional Chinese calligraphy. In spite of his renown, Cheung remained a modest artist. Name proposed by Man-To Hui.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cheungtaklung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cheungtaklung is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 361193 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QW184 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.94 km (#17,093 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.259 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.841 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.