(175450) Phillipklu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Phillip K. Lu (b. 1932) is a Chinese-born astronomer, translator and poet. He taught and conducted research in astronomy at Connecticut State University for 30 years. He has published nearly 100 research papers and has received Dr. Ta-You Wu's Science Writer Prize.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Phillipklu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phillipklu is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175450 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QN58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0763 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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