(511238) Cuixiangqun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 2013 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Cui Xiangqun (b. 1951), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a Professor of Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology. She is mainly engaged in the field of large astronomical telescope design and construction, and served as the General Engineer of the Guoshoujing Telescope (LAMOST).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cuixiangqun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuixiangqun is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 511238 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 BK17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0343 |
| Inclination | 21.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.