(160493) Nantou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2007 by Ye, Q.-z., Lin, H.-C. at Lulin.
Nantou County is located at the geographical center of Taiwan. It is famous for the beautiful landscape that includes 41 mountains with peaks above 3000 m. The Lulin Observatory is located in Nantou County.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nantou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nantou is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 160493 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CD13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0668 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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