(58418) Luguhu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1996 by Xinglong at Xinglong.
Luguhu Lake is situated at the junction of southwestern Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan. Around the lake live the Mosuo people, who retain the vestiges of their ancient matriarchal society.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luguhu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luguhu is 3.65 au from the Sun and 4.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58418 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.38 km (#5,492 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 28.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.