(181569) Leetyphoon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Typhoon Lee (b. 1948) is a member of Taiwan's Academia Sinica, who specializes in isotope geochemistry and nuclear astrophysics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leetyphoon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leetyphoon is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 181569 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VD21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.