(248262) Liuxiaobo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2005 by at Vallemare Borbona 103971 Vallemare Borbona.
Liu Xiaobo (b. 1955) received the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for human rights in China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liuxiaobo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liuxiaobo is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248262 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GR128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,319 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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