(207661) Hehuanshan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 August 2007 by Lin, C.-S., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.

Mount Hehuan is a 3416-m mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the boundaries of Nantou and Hualien counties and is within the Taroko Gorge National Park. The Taiwan Star Party is held in the Hehuan Mountains every year.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hehuanshan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hehuanshan is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number207661
Provisional designation2007 PR5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.8
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.220
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

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