(597148) Chungmingshan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2006 by LUSS at Lulin.
Ming-Shan Chung (b. 1956) is the director of Yushan National Park in Taiwan. He has been dedicated to the development of the Taiwan national park system for more than 30 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 32), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chungmingshan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chungmingshan is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 597148 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TV56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Inclination | 8.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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