(171448) Guchaohao Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

Gu Chaohao (b. 1926) is a mathematician who has made contributions to both pure and applied mathematics. Elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980, he has achieved important results in the problem of supersonic flow around wings and the study of equations of fixed type in higher dimensions.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Guchaohao is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guchaohao is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number171448
Provisional designation2007 RD147
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.59
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.238
Inclination2.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.731 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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