(20278) Qileihang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Qilei Hang (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her engineering project. She attends the Allegany High School, Cumberland, Maryland.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Qileihang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Qileihang is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20278 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FP45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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