(206185) Yip Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Ching-Wa Yip (b. 1974) is a Hong Kong astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for her work in galaxy spectroscopy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yip is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yip is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 206185 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TB323 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0930 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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