(39332) Lauwaiming Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
School principal Lau Wai Ming (b. 1960) is a committed and passionate educator who firmly believes in the value of knowledge. He has served in the education field for 38 years and has inspired and touch the hearts of many teachers and students.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauwaiming is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauwaiming is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39332 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AH10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.69 km (#8,010 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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