(8919) Ouyangziyuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Ouyang Ziyuan (b. 1935) is a Chinese cosmochemist, geochemist and space advocate. As Chief Scientist for China's Lunar Exploration Program (LEP), he has been responsible for the development of the long-term strategic plans for China's LEP.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ouyangziyuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ouyangziyuan is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8919 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TU13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.39 km (#8,401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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