(94400) Hongdaeyong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by Jeon, Y.-B., Park, Y.-H., Choo, K.-J. at Bohyunsan.
Hong Daeyong (1731-1783), a scientist in the late Chosun Dynasty, worked to overcome old, conventional cosmology in Korea and advocated new concepts introduced through China. He also invented numerous astronomical instruments.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hongdaeyong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hongdaeyong is 1.91 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 94400 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SG267 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.890 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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