(239071) Penghu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Penghu is the only island county of Taiwan and consists of 64 small islands. It is also called “the Small Hawaii of Taiwan” because of its beautiful beaches, azure seawaters and crystal clear blue skies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Penghu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Penghu is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 239071 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0823 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.