(145545) Wensayling Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 2006 by Ye, Q.-z., Yang, T.-C. at Lulin.
Sayling Wen (1948–2003), a tireless educator and promoter for social work, was instrumental in establishing computer networks for “e-learning” at schools in many villages in Taiwan, China and Asia. His humanitarian spirit has also helped shape university education in Asia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wensayling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wensayling is 3.84 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 145545 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 KA39 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.84 km (#9,166 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.