(211077) Hongkang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Hong Kyu Kang (b. 1964) is an American senior staff engineer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He was a member of the New Horizons science operations team, planning and verifying instrument operations for the flybys of Pluto and Arrokoth. In addition, he worked on numerous NASA missions including MESSENGER, Parker Solar Probe, and Europa Clipper.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hongkang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hongkang is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 211077 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CT271 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0292 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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