(5198) Fongyunwah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1975 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Fongyunwah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fongyunwah is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5198 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 BP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.6 km (#2,763 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.