(88875) Posky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Named after the Hong Kong Po Leung Kuk Education Department for their efforts over the past seven years in supporting student exploration of the sky.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Posky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Posky is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 88875 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SB265 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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