(718863) Zhouwenjie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2017 by X. Gao X. Liao at Xingming.
Zhou Wenjie (b. 1997) is a Chinese amateur astronomer and member of the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey team. He has hundreds of (co-)discoveries, including comet P/2024 FG9, NEOs, supernovae, a tidal disruption event, and microlensing events. Wenjie writes popular astronomy articles and he co-authored an article on SN 2023ixf published in Nature (2024).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhouwenjie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhouwenjie is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 718863 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 UL165 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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