(150520) Dong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Feng Dong (b. 1979) is a Chinese-American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work in building large optical galaxy cluster catalogs from the SDSS.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dong is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 150520 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RF107 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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