(483488) Wudeshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Wu Deshi (b. 1969) of Liuan, Anhui, is a well-known meteorite hunter who founded the first private meteorite museum in China, the Wujuelin Meteorite Pavilion in Tibet; he has found 56 meteorites in the Xinjiang desert, and he writes and talks extensively about meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wudeshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wudeshi is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 483488 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RF257 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 2.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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