(207809) Wuzuze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Wu Zuze (b. 1935), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the founder of hematopoietic stem cell research and a pioneer of Experimental Hematology in China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wuzuze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wuzuze is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 207809 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TC247 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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