(729034) Yinqiang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 December 2010 by Xu, Z., Gao, X. at Xingming.
Qiang Yin (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer from Deyang, Sichuan. He is a member of the Xingming Observatory's Sky Survey Team and has discovered many new objects, including asteroids, M31 novae, supernovae and near-Earth objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yinqiang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yinqiang is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 729034 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 YQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.