(210230) Linyuanpei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Lin Yuanpei (b. 1936) is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was the first to design and build cable-stayed bridges and arch bridges in China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Linyuanpei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linyuanpei is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210230 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RF119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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