(27910) Yangfuyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Yang Fuyu (1927–2023) was a leading biochemist and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of the major founders of the field of membrane biology in China, and had made significant contributions to the establishment and development of membrane biology research in China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yangfuyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangfuyu is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27910 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TA14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.83 km (#13,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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