(34859) Lamshanmuk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Lam Shan-Muk (b. 1940), better known by his pen name Lam Hang-chi, was a Hong Kong journalist, columnist, and founder of the Hong Kong Economic Journal. He became one of the city’s most influential public intellectuals, admired for his sharp economic and political commentary that shaped debate across decades.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lamshanmuk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lamshanmuk is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34859 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TR49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.32 km (#8,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 6.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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