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11259 Yingtungchen

asteroid
Place asteroid Q8256575

Facts

22 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +21
Follows
11258 Aoyama[4]
Followed by
11260 Camargo[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.7, +14.79[15][16]
Apoapsis
+2.628, +2.629831694537284[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+211.80708, +195.3130373021643[29][30]
Discoverer or inventor
Eleanor F. Helin, Schelte J. Bus[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[33]
Longitude of ascending node
+306.68110, +306.4278661468384[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+36.08346, +348.8826323745726[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.01 (0.01–0.01, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+1.38720, +1.389911727674122[17][18]
Orbital period
+4.21, +1536.726232265114[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.5831545, +2.582460026961172[27][28]
Provisional designation
1978 VD3, 1994 RP16[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6057378, +2.606145860749228[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
November 7, 1978[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461047.956529066[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en (11259) 1978 VD3 en 11259 Yingtungchen en Yingtungchen de (11259) 1978 VD3 de (11259) Yingtungchen es (11259) 1978 VD3 fr (11259) 1978 VD3 it (11259) 1978 VD3 pt (11259) 1978 VD3 ru 1978 VD3 ru 1994 RP16 zh 小行星11259
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11g72fzgrd
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20011259
Minor Planet Center body ID
11259

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Eleanor F. Helin, Schelte J. Bus
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
11260 Camargo
Followed by (predecessor) 1
11260 Camargo
Follows 1
11258 Aoyama
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
11258 Aoyama
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Eleanor F. Helin

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  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.38720'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.389911727674122'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Eleanor F. Helin, Schelte J. Bus
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.68110'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.4278661468384'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5831545'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.582460026961172'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:11259 ینگ ٹنگ چن]]"
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