(88292) Bora-Bora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 2001 by J. C. Pelle at Punaauia.
The tropical island Bora-Bora, 240 km northwest of Tahiti, is famed for its multicolored lagoon. Formerly Mai Te Pora (“created by the gods”), Bora Bora means “first born”, because it was the first to emerge from the waters after the creation of Raiatea, some seven million years ago.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bora-Bora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bora-Bora is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 88292 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 NL6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.659 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.