(363018) Wenda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Established in 1933, Wenzhou University, known by the abbreviation Wenda, is a key comprehensive university in Zhejiang Province, China, with programs in philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, sciences, engineering, medicine, management, arts, and interdisciplinary science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wenda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wenda is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 363018 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 6.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.776 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.