(321131) Alishan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2008 by Q.-z. Ye X. Y. Hsiao at Lulin.
Alishan, located between Chiayi and Nantou, is a mountain area over 2,000 meters above sea level in central Taiwan. Alishan is well known for its sunrises, a sea of clouds, an afterglow, a forest, and railways.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alishan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alishan is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321131 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UO87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 4.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.974 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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