(39372) Wongtzewah Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.

Dayo Wong Tze Wah (b. 1960) is a Hong Kong performer who started as an actor. After an extended period of limited recognition, he developed a solo performance style that combines humor with reflective observation on society and human nature. His work has played a significant role in shaping contemporary Cantonese stand-up comedy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Wongtzewah is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wongtzewah is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number39372
Provisional designation2002 CS51
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.16 km (#6,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period5.89 years
Semi-major axis3.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.06 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.0623
Inclination4.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 February 2002

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