(5538) Luichewoo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Luichewoo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luichewoo is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5538
Provisional designation1964 TU2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period148 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.59
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination5.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.913 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1964

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