(208663) Xuxiyuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Xu Xiyuan (1976–2025) was a Taiwanese actress and television host professionally known as Barbie Hsu. She became a shared cultural reference among Chinese-speaking audiences worldwide through her television appearances in the early 2000s and represented a departure from traditional female roles in popular media.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xuxiyuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xuxiyuan is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 208663 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GF11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.11 km (#16,917 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 25.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.928 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.