(355704) Wangyinglai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Wang Yinglai (1907–2001), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a founder of biochemical research in China. He was the first to organize and complete the biosynthesis of bovine insulin and yeast alanine transfer ribonucleic acid in the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangyinglai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangyinglai is 3.42 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 355704 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 FW75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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