(26713) Iusukyin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Iu Suk-yin (b. 1932) was a passionate school teacher who gave lifetime support to her husband Joseph Liu, the founder of the Hong Kong Space Museum and the “Father of Amateur Astronomy” in Hong Kong.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iusukyin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iusukyin is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26713 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 GR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0885 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.