(17606) Wumengchao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Wu Mengchao (b. 1922), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is an expert and pioneer on hepatosurgery. He has established a unique system of liver surgery of China and led the development of hepatosurgery internationally. He won the China State Supreme Science and Technology Award in 2005.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wumengchao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wumengchao is 3.40 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17606 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 ST53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.32 km (#6,292 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.298 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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