(20134) Yeqisun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Ye Qisun (1898–1977) was a Chinese physicist and educator, widely considered one of the founders of modern physics in China. He earned his doctorate at Harvard in 1923, founded the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University in 1926, and later taught at Peking University from 1952. His students include Nobel laureate Tsung-Dao Lee.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yeqisun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yeqisun is 3.61 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20134 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 GT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 17.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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