(110289) Dufu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Du Fu (712-c. 770) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai, he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dufu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dufu is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110289 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SM262 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.14 km (#6,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Du
All asteroids named after someone called Du
Also discovered on 23 September 2001
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