24450 Victorchang
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24450 Victorchang is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1856.0822682 days (5.08 years).
The asteroid was discovered on August 29, 2000 by J. Broughton at the Reedy Creek Observatory
and is named for Victor Chang
.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1856.0822682 days (5.08 years).
The asteroid was discovered on August 29, 2000 by J. Broughton at the Reedy Creek Observatory
Reedy Creek Observatory
Reedy Creek Observatory is the location for observations of Near-Earth objects by John Broughton, an Australian astronomer.The International Astronomical Union Observatory Code for Reedy Creek is 428....
and is named for Victor Chang
Victor Chang
Victor Peter Chang, AC , was a Chinese Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. Born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents, he grew up in Hong Kong before moving to Australia...
.