(102536) Luanenjie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 October 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.

Luan Enjie (b. 1940) is an Academician of the National Academy of Engineering of China and an Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics. He is the leader of China's Chang'e (Lunar Exploration) Program.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Luanenjie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luanenjie is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number102536
Provisional designation1999 UN6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.72 km (#9,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Absolute magnitude (H)14.97
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 3.62 au
Eccentricity0.313
Inclination10.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.906 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 October 1999

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