(364875) Hualookeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Hua Loo-Keng (1910–1985), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is hailed as the father of modern mathematics in China. Mathematical accomplishments named after him include Hua's Theorem, the Cartan-Brauer-Hua Theorem, Hua's Inequation, the Weil-Hua Inequation and the Hua-Wang Method.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hualookeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hualookeng is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 364875 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 DP89 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0791 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hua
All asteroids named after someone called Hua