(246504) Hualien Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2008 by Lin, C.-S., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan in terms of area, and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. Hualien is known for its scenery and fresh air, and also the famous Taroko Gorge.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hualien is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hualien is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246504 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 BG16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.94 km (#9,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 January 2008
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- (185577) Hhaihao
- (185578) Agustinelcasta
- (189347) Qian
- (300892) Taichung
- (576901) Adagio
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