(192391) Yunda Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.

Founded in 1922, Yunnan University, known by the abbreviation Yunda, is a key university listed on China's “211 Project” and “Double First-class Initiative”, which have been launched by the Chinese government to support selected universities. Yunnan University established its Department of Astronomy and its Institute For Astronomy Research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yunda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYundaYunda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yunda is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number192391
Provisional designation1996 TQ2
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.78
Orbital period5.80 years
Semi-major axis3.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 3.87 au
Eccentricity0.197
Inclination3.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also discovered on 3 October 1996

More named asteroids discovered by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program