(534390) Huningsheng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1995 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Hu Ningsheng (b. 1932) is an expert in astronomical instrumentation. He has made significant contributions to China's astrometric instruments and technologies, especially leading the development and manufacture of the photoelectric astrolabe, the ground-based equipment with the highest latitude-measurement accuracy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #12, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huningsheng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huningsheng is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 534390 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 TR65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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