(55330) Shekwaihung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Shekwaihung (b. 1991) fell in love with gymnastics and began training at the age of six. He won the gold medal in the vault event at the 2014 Asian Games. At the 2018 vault final at the Jakarta Asian Games, he became the first athlete in Hong Kong gymnastics history to defend his gold medal.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shekwaihung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shekwaihung is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55330 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SD114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0707 |
| Inclination | 3.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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