(88879) Sungjaoyiu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Joseph Jao-yiu Sung (b. 1959) is the vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, associate dean of the Faculty of Medicine and head of Shaw College. During the 2003 atypical pneumonia, Sung played a leading role in combating the disease and was called “Asia Hero” by Time magazine.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sungjaoyiu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sungjaoyiu is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 88879 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SA268 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 7.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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