(208664) Koojunyup Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 April 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.

Koo Junyup (b. 1969) is a South Korean musician and DJ best known as a member of the duo Clon, which helped shaped the early evolution of K-pop dance music in the 1990s. Through high-energy performances and club-influenced sound, he helped shape electronic dance elements in mainstream Korean pop and influenced later K-pop production styles.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Koojunyup is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koojunyup is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number208664
Provisional designation2002 GN11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.57
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination4.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.936 au

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

Also discovered on 14 April 2002

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