(336392) Changhua Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 2008 by Hsiao, X. Y., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.

Changhua County is situated in the mid-western part of Taiwan Island. It is the smallest county by area and the largest county by population in Taiwan. Changhua County's well-known scenic locations include Bagua Mountain and Wanggong Fishing Port.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Changhua is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Changhua is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number336392
Provisional designation2008 UU94
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.84
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination3.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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