(42175) Yuyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Yang Yu (b. 1986) is a professor at Beihang University who studies orbits around irregularly shaped small bodies and has worked on understanding the shape evolution of asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yuyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuyang is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42175 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CR21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.122 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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