(28980) Chowyunfat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Chow Yun-fat (b. 1955) is an actor born in Hong Kong. He is best known for his roles as Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor. His simple daily life style has won him the nickname “Son of Hong Kong”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chowyunfat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chowyunfat is 1.91 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 28980 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 LS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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