(204711) Luojialun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Luo Jialun (1897-1969) was a Chinese educator, historian, thinker and diplomat. He was President of National Central University from 1932 to 1941.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luojialun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luojialun is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204711 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 GN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.