(37687) Chunghikoh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1995 by R. Weber at Socorro.
Chunghi Koh (Helen) Weber (1927-1986) was the wife of the discovery team leader and mother to seven children. She was also a registered pharmacist and received awards for volunteering as a nurse's aid in local hospitals in Massachusetts.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chunghikoh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chunghikoh is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37687 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 QB10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,969 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Rotation period | 6.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0395 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.