(64295) Tangtisheng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Tang Ti-sheng (1917-1959) was a Cantonese opera playwright, scriptwriter and film director. During his twenty-year career, Tang composed over 400 operas and achieved immense popularity within the Cantonese opera scene. His most famous works include Red Tears of an Aspen and The Reincarnation of Lady Plum Blossom.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tangtisheng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tangtisheng is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 64295 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UW13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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