(83600) Yuchunshun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Yu Chunshun (1951-1996) was a Chinese adventurer. He died in the Lop Nur desert in Xinjiang province, People's Republic of China.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yuchunshun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuchunshun is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 83600 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SM266 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,837 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.100 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 0.410° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yu
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