(88874) Wongshingsheuk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Wong Shing Sheuk (b. 1951) began teaching in 1974. From 1988 to his retirement in 2011, he was the principal of Po Leung Kuk Leung Chow Shan Primary School P.M. He believed that astronomy could inspire a student's interest in science and he put tremendous effort into astronomy education.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wongshingsheuk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wongshingsheuk is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 88874 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SV264 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0724 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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