(172318) Wangshui Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Shu-i Wang (b. 1964) is an American optical engineer and a Sloan Digital Sky Survey builder. She has designed and built astronomical instruments, head-up displays, and enhanced vision cameras.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangshui is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangshui is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172318 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TY342 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 9.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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