(26743) Laichinglung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Lai Ching Lung (b. 1948) is a Hong Kong medical physician and a leading liver specialist. He has been a Professor of Medicine and Hepatology at the University of Hong Kong since 2003, where he has trained many physicians.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laichinglung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laichinglung is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26743 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HE38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.92 km (#7,742 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.176 |
| Rotation period | 4.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0853 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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