(64289) Shihwingching Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Shih Wing-ching (b. 1949) is a columnist who writes for a free daily newspaper in Hong Kong. He has been an active philanthropist.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shihwingching is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shihwingching is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 64289 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UA11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 3.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.