(147918) Chiayi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 2006 by Ye, Q.-z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Chiayi is the county in the middle of Taiwan where Lulin Observatory is located. Chiayi county has many tourist attractions, including the world's first monument to the Tropic of Cancer and the scenic Ali Mountain with a mountain railway leading to the summit to view the fantastic “sea of clouds”.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiayi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiayi is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 147918 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UU214 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 4.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.