(59425) Xuyangsheng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Xu Yangsheng (b. 1958) is a leading expert in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, He is an Academician of the IAA and a Fellow of the IEEE. Xu was appointed the first President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xuyangsheng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xuyangsheng is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59425 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,194 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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