(470341) Panjianwei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at Purple Mountain.
Pan Jianwei (b. 1970) is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has accomplished groundbreaking experiments in multi-particle interferometry and free-space quantum transmission, enabling large-scale secure quantum communication and quantum computational advantage.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Panjianwei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panjianwei is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 470341 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RB119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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