(519419) Guyewang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 2011 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.

Gu Yewang (519–581), originally from Suzhou, was a renowned geographer, philologist, and historian in ancient China. He compiled the Yupian, which is recognized as the earliest existing regular script dictionary in China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Guyewang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guyewang is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number519419
Provisional designation2011 UU270
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.07
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination8.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

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