(148081) Sunjiadong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Sun Jiadong (b. 1929), aerospace-technologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a pioneer in artificial-satellite and deep-space-exploration technology in China. He was awarded the State Supreme Science and Technology Prize in 2009.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sunjiadong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sunjiadong is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 148081 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AW23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 9.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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