(10298) Jiangchuanhuang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.

Jiangchuan Huang (b. 1961) served as the chief designer of the Chang'e 2 satellite, which in 2008 executed a fly-by of (4179) Toutatis.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jiangchuanhuang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jiangchuanhuang is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10298
Provisional designation1988 SU2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.91 km (#6,677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Absolute magnitude (H)14.08
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.0209
Inclination2.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 September 1988

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