(546845) Wulumuqiyizhong Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 December 2011 by Xu, Z., Gao, X. at Xingming.
Wulumuqiyizhong (Urumqi No.1 Senior High School) in Xinjiang Province, China, which was founded in 1891, celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2021. Some of the discoveries of Xingming Observatory were made by telescopes provided by the school.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wulumuqiyizhong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wulumuqiyizhong is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 546845 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 UB101 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.67 |
| Orbital period | 2.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0593 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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