(46669) Wangyongzhi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Aerospace expert Wang Yongzhi (b. 1932) was the first chief architect of China's manned space flight. One of the initiators and general designer of the first Chinese Strap-on launcher, LM-2, he won the State Supreme Science and Technology Award for 2003.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wangyongzhi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wangyongzhi is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46669 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 LK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.70 km (#5,991 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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