(204710) Gaoxing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Gao Xing (b. 1974), founder of the Xingming Observatory of Urumqi, is an amateur astronomer dedicated to astronomical discoveries and a public remote observatory in China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaoxing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaoxing is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204710 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 GE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 2.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.