(120569) Huangrunqian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Chinese astrophysicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Huang Runqian (b. 1933) has made many contributions to astrophysics. He established a theory of the nonconservative evolution of binary stars, a theory of shock waves from colliding winds, and a theory of the evolution of rotating binary stars.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huangrunqian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huangrunqian is 3.53 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120569 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 FU20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.