(9365) Chinesewilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named for Ernest “Chinese” Wilson (1876–1930) a prolific hunter of plants, who introduced more than 1000 new plants from China into Europe. Because of him Europeans have the Azalea, Hortensia and Magnolia wilsonii. He lost his leg while hunting the lily Lilium regale.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chinesewilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chinesewilson is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9365 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0781 |
| Inclination | 4.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1992
- (6457) Kremsmunster
- (7425) Lessing
- (7881) Schieferdecker
- (8291) Bingham
- (8524) Paoloruffini
- (8525) Nielsabel
- (9610) Vischer
- (9611) Anouck
- (10549) Helsingborg
- (10550) Malmo
- (11073) Cavell
- (11298) Gide
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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