(175583) Pingtung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 2006 by Lin, C.-S., Ye, Q.-z. at Lulin.
Pingtung County is the southernmost county in Taiwan. It has some of the country's best beaches, most fertile farmland, richest fish stocks and balmiest weather. It contains the oldest and the largest national park in Taiwan, Kenting National Park.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pingtung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pingtung is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175583 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TV94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0855 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 2006
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- (181483) Ampleforth
- (185196) Vambery
- (187514) Tainan
- (221529) Tamkosirato
- (255989) Dengyushian
- (314808) Martindutertre