(777018) Huangchunming Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2008 by LUSS at Lulin.
Huang Chun-ming (b. 1935) is a celebrated Taiwanese writer and playwright whose works vividly depict everyday life and social change. Over his long career, he has published acclaimed short story collections such as The Sandwich Man and Sayonara–Goodbye, earning major literary awards and global recognition.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huangchunming is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huangchunming is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 777018 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QG33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0642 |
| Inclination | 9.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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