(546846) Sunpeiyuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 2011 by Xu, Z., Gao, X. at Xingming.
Sun Peiyuan (b. 1994) is a Chinese amateur astronomer and a member of Xingming Observatory. He has discovered several novae, supernovae, asteroids and SOHO comets, and is engaged in the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #1, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sunpeiyuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sunpeiyuan is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 546846 |
| Provisional designation | 2018 VD42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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