(212631) Hsinchu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2006 by Lin, C.-S., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Hsinchu is a city in northern Taiwan, popularly nicknamed “The Windy City” for its windy climate. Hsinchu Science Park is renowned as the Silicon Valley of Asia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hsinchu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hsinchu is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212631 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TW56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0545 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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