(215023) Huangjiqing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 2009 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Huang Jiqing (1904–1995), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was the first to research historical geotectonics and geological mapping as a founder of modern geology in China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huangjiqing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huangjiqing is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215023 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 BR76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0528 |
| Inclination | 7.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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