(263906) Yuanfengfang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 March 2009 by Jin, Z.-W., Lin, C.-S. at Lulin.

Yuan Fengfang (b. 1986), founder of the Guangzhou Stargazers Association, is dedicated to astronomy popularization and education in Guangzhou, China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yuanfengfang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuanfengfang is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number263906
Provisional designation2009 FS44
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.53
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination4.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.794 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Yuan

Also discovered on 21 March 2009