(546844) Jinzhangwei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2016 by Ruan, J., Gao, X. at Xingming.
Jin Zhangwei (b.1968), a member of the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey team, is a Chinese astronomy amateur in Ningbo, Zhejiang. He has discovered several new objects, including asteroids, supernovae and SOHO comets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jinzhangwei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jinzhangwei is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 546844 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 UZ58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 7.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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