(142756) Chiu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Kuenley Chiu (b. 1975) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for discoveries of high-redshift quasars.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiu is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 142756 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TF319 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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