(330640) Yangxuejun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
Yang Xuejun (b. 1963) is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He designed the world's first practical CPU-GPU heterogeneous architecture and developed the “Tianhe” high-performance computer system for China, leading the World TOP500 board on seven occasions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yangxuejun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangxuejun is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 330640 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 FX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 0.297° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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