(9476) Vincenthuang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vincent Huang (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attended the Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vincenthuang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vincenthuang is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9476 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QQ36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.61 km (#6,056 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 4.49° |
| 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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