(29186) Lake Tekapo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Lake Tekapo, located near the Southern Alps on New Zealand's South Island, is known for its breath-taking scenery. It is home to Canterbury University's Mt John Observatory and is a major center for astro-tourism.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lake Tekapo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lake Tekapo is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29186 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.63 km (#15,996 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.843 |
| Rotation period | 45.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0527 |
| Inclination | 7.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.