(188973) Siufaiwing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Siu Fai Wing (b. 1946) is a distinguished Chinese painter and sculptor. He held over thirty big solo exhibitions in China and abroad, and edited and published more than fifty albums and books on painting and calligraphy.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Siufaiwing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siufaiwing is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188973 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EX36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.973 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.