(110073) Leeonki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Lee On-ki (b. 1994) is a student at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Ya College. Her grandmother's death from cancer motivated her to study “How Chinese Tea Inhibits the Growth and Proliferation of Human Cancer Cells”, which won her awards in the Hong Kong Youth Science and Technology Invention Competition.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leeonki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leeonki is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110073 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SM113 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,232 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0120 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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