(10118) Jiwu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1992 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Ji Wu (b. 1958) is a Chinese physicist who has promoted collaboration between China, Europe, Russia and the United States. He was a key player in developing Double Star, the first Chinese space-science mission, and he coordinates collaboration between the Double Star program and the ESA Cluster mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jiwu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jiwu is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10118 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 104 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 8.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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