(21041) Wangjinsong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Wang Jinsong (b. 1970) is a Chinese space physicist and meteorologist, and an advocate for translating space science into practical global applications. He is the visionary behind China’s space-weather system, laying the foundation for its global recognition and solidifying China’s key role in international space-weather cooperation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #13, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangjinsong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangjinsong is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21041 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.11 km (#5,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Rotation period | 5.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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