(85728) Yangfujia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Yang Fujia (1936–2022) was a renowned nuclear physicist, educator, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He served as director of the Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research, President of Fudan University, president of the University of Nottingham, and president of University of Nottingham Ningbo China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yangfujia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangfujia is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85728 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SR75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.796 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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