(81203) Polynesia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 2000 by J. C. Pelle at Punaauia.
French Polynesia includes 118 islands in the South Pacific Ocean, of either volcanic or coral origin, distributed in five archipelagos: Gambier, Marquesas, Tuamotu, Austral and Society (including Tahiti). This minor planet was the first to be discovered from Polynesia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polynesia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polynesia is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 81203 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FQ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,093 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.