(361707) Pharmauni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at Purple Mountain.
Pharmauni (China Pharmaceutical University) is the first state-established higher education institution dedicated to pharmaceutical sciences in China. The university has cultivated over 300000 highly skilled pharmaceutical professionals, produced 10 academicians, and pioneered the development of more than 10 innovative drugs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pharmauni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pharmauni is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 361707 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 VU251 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.301 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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