(528489) Ntuef Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2008 by Q.-z. Ye X. Y. Hsiao at Lulin.
The National Taiwan University Experimental Forest was originally established in 1901. It lies in central Taiwan and the terrain rises from 220 meters at the southern bank of Jhuoshuei River to 3952 meters at the peak of Yushan. The forest covers 32770 ha and occupies about 1 percent of Taiwan Island.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ntuef is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ntuef is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 528489 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UW54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.885 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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