(210434) Fungyuancheng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 2008 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Yuan-Cheng Fung, known as the Father of Modern Biomechanics, is the author of the famous Fung's Law (the exponential strain constitutive equation for soft tissues).Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fungyuancheng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fungyuancheng is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210434 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YH14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0371 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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