(236683) Hujingyao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Hu Jing-Yao (b. 1937) is a leading astronomer of National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a pioneer optical astronomer in China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hujingyao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hujingyao is 3.44 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236683 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QE111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.20 km (#10,252 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0220 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 8.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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