(600867) Kinghu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 2007 by LUSS at Lulin.
King Hu (1932–1997) is one of the most important film directors in Taiwan. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Dragon Inn (1967) and A Touch of Zen (1970–1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 34), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kinghu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kinghu is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 600867 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 RV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 8.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.