(64296) Hokoon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Center, established in 1995, was the first special school in Hong Kong dedicated to science education. The words Ho Koon in Chinese mean “to observe” and comes from an ancient Chinese poem saying that one could be joyful through the observation of our physical universe.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hokoon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hokoon is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 64296 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UB14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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