(5709) Tamyeunleung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1977 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Fong Tamyeunleung (b. 1924) is a lady held in great respect. Together with her husband, Fong Yunwah, she has devoted herself over a long period of time to charity in helping women, children and disabled persons.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tamyeunleung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamyeunleung is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5709 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 TS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.4 km (#2,441 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0831 |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 October 1977
- (2175) Andrea Doria
- (2429) Schurer
- (2565) Grogler
- (3026) Sarastro
- (5708) Melancholia
- (23408) Beijingaoyun