(41740) Yuenkwokyung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Yuen Kwok-yung (b. 1956) is a Hong Kong microbiologist, physician and surgeon, with over 700 publications in peer reviewed journals. During the global outbreak of SARS in 2003, he led his team in the discovery of the SARS coronavirus, being honored as “Asian heroes of the year” in the 2013 April issue of Time Asia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yuenkwokyung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuenkwokyung is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41740 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0771 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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