(237164) Keelung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 2008 by Hsiao, X. Y., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Keelung City is located at the northernmost tip of Taiwan. This port city is bordered by mountains on three sides and faces out towards the sea. Keelung enjoys an excellent natural harbor with deep water.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Keelung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keelung is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 237164 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UP128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0788 |
| Inclination | 4.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.