(181670) Kengyun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2008 by Lin, C.-S., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
KengYun (1924-2000) was a master of Zen, who taught others how to understand themselves, and to recognize the laws of universe and reality. He helped others accomplish their completeness and human evolution toward the bliss of lives.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kengyun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kengyun is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181670 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 BO15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,603 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.06 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0381 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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