(25577) Wangmanqiang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Wang Manqiang (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the No.80 High School of Beijing, Beijing, China.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Wangmanqiang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangmanqiang is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25577
Provisional designation1999 XN213
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.14
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0365
Inclination5.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Wang

Also discovered on 14 December 1999

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