(335799) Zonglu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 2007 by Ye, Q.-Z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Zonglü, or Chinese windmill palm, is a palm native to tropical regions in East Asia. It is a popular ornamental plant in southern China. Name suggested by Chen Ya'nan and Zong Yuanyuan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zonglu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zonglu is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 335799 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 HW15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.