(441374) Wangjingxiu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Wang Jingxiu (b. 1944) is a Chinese solar astrophysicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has achieved significant results in his research on the vector magnetic field structure and evolution of solar active regions, the mechanisms of solar activity, and the properties of the Sun's small-scale magnetic elements.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangjingxiu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangjingxiu is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 441374 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EL43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 28.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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