(300150) Lantan Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 2006 by Q.-z. Ye H.-C. Lin at Lulin.
Lan Tan, an elementary school by the Lan Lake side of the Chiayi City of Taiwan, is known for its natural science and astronomy education. It is also the location of Chia-Yi Amateur Astronomers Association.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lantan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lantan is 3.73 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 300150 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VN81 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 4.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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