(228180) Puertollano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2009 by OAM at La Sagra.
Puertollano is an industrial city in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was granted the status of town in the sixteenth century. It continued to grow slowly as a small town specializing in textiles and ceramics until the opening of the coal mines in 1873 led to a sudden growth in the population.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puertollano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puertollano is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 228180 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 TE5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 4.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.