(10192) Wanglizhe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Wang Lizhe (b. 1974) is a Chinese scientist and professor at Tsinghua University. His pioneering contributions to the processing, analysis, and application of remote-sensing imagery, including leadership in the Geology-1 and Dianjian-1 satellite missions, have advanced the use of Earth-observation data for understanding our planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wanglizhe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wanglizhe is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10192 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.43 km (#11,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0386 |
| Inclination | 1.11° |
| 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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