(200578) Yungchuen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Chuen Yung (1936-2014) was a medical doctor in Hong Kong, who practiced medicine at a clinic on Peng Chau island for fifty years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yungchuen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yungchuen is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 200578 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QW94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.730 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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