(187636) Chungyuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2007 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
The Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering (CYCC) was established in October 1955. Upgraded to the status of a full university, CYCC was renamed Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) on Aug. 1, 1980. After five decades, CYCU has more than 120,000 alumni.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chungyuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chungyuan is 2.94 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187636 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CF13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yuan
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