(66885) Wangxiaomo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Wang Xiaomo (b. 1938) is a Chinese radar and electronic technology expert, and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He designed many important radar systems and was the chief editor of the first series of books on modern China radar engineering. He was honored with China's State Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2012.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangxiaomo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangxiaomo is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 66885 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VH72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.08 km (#10,470 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 9.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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