(164587) Taesch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 July 2007 by C. Rinner at Dauban.
Paul Taesch (b. 1927) initiated the discoverer into observing the night sky when she was a teenager.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taesch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taesch is 3.73 au from the Sun and 4.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 164587 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 OS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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