(570814) Nauru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Formerly known as Pleasant Island, Nauru is a 21-km² island country in Micronesia, a sub-region of Oceania, in the central Pacific.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nauru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nauru is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 570814 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 WY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.