(9092) Nanyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Nanyang City, in the southwest of Henan Province, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. It is the hometown of the famous ancient Chinese astronomer Zhang Heng.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nanyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nanyang is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9092 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0518 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.