(246643) Miaoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 2008 by Hsiao, X. Y., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Miaoli is a city located in the mountainous terrain on the western coastline of Taiwan. The city is nicknamed “The Hilly City”. The campus of the National Central University was located in Miaoli from 1962 to 1968.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miaoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miaoli is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246643 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YU9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.77 km (#13,290 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.