(215080) Kaohsiung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 2009 by Tsai, Y.-S., Lin, C.-S. at Lulin.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city, is located in southwestern Taiwan and faces the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung is well known as a center for manufacturing, refining and heavy industries. The city will host the 2009 World Games. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaohsiung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaohsiung is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215080 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 FX18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.