(64288) Lamchiuying Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Lam Chiu-ying (b. 1949) is the department head of Hong Kong Observatory. He is also the former chairman of Hong Kong Bird Watch Society and spends a lot of effort in promoting public awareness of global warming.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lamchiuying is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lamchiuying is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 64288 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UL10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 2.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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