(106817) Yubangtaek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 2000 by Jeon, Y.-B., Park, Y.-H. at Bohyunsan.
Yu, Bangtaek (1320-1402) was one of the astronomers of the Joseon Dynasty who in 1395 made the stone star chart Cheonsangyeolchabunyajido. This chart is one of the representative achievements in Korean historical astronomy. Yu, Bangtaek measured accurate positions of stars and recorded them on the star map.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yubangtaek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yubangtaek is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 106817 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 XC44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 0.994° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.